Charles Ramsay (British Army officer, born 1936)

Charles Alexander Ramsay
Charles Alexander Ramsay
Born	12 October 1936
Died	31 December 2017
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Service/branch	British Army
Rank	Major-General
Commands held	Royal Scots Dragoon Guards; Task Force Delta; Eastern District
Awards	Companion of the Order of the Bath; Officer of the Order of the British Empire

Major-General Charles Alexander Ramsay CB OBE (12 October 1936 – 31 December 2017) was a British Army officer.

Personal life

He married, in 1967, Mary MacAndrew with whom he had four children.^[1]

Military career

Ramsay was born the second son of Admiral Sir Bertram Ramsay.^[2] Educated at Eton College and the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst, he saw operational service as a squadron commander in Northern Ireland during The Troubles and went on to be commanding officer of the Royal Scots Dragoon Guards.^[3]^[1] After that he became Commander of Task Force Delta in 1980, Deputy Director of Military Operations in 1983 and General Officer Commanding Eastern District in 1984.^[4] His last appointment was as Director of the Territorial Army and Organisation at the Ministry of Defence in 1987 before retiring in 1989.^[4]

He was a member of the Queen's Body Guard for Scotland.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "Obituary: Obituary: Major General Charles Ramsay, career soldier who embodied the qualities of a leader". The Scotsman. 23 January 2018. Retrieved 2 January 2019.
^ "Major Charles Ramsay at Dover for official opening of exhibition which honours his late father - the man behind Dunkirk evacuation". Berwickshire News. Retrieved 6 January 2018.
^ "Recommendation for Award for Ramsay, Charles Alexander Rank: Lieutenant Colonel ..." The National Archives. Retrieved 6 January 2018.
^ ^a ^b "Army Commands" (PDF). Retrieved 2 July 2016.

External links

"Obituary: Major-General Charles Alexander Ramsay 1936-2017". The Peerage. Retrieved 6 January 2018.

Military offices
Preceded by John MacMillan	General Officer Commanding Eastern District 1984–1987	Succeeded by Peter Graham

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[scotsman-1] "Obituary: Obituary: Major General Charles Ramsay, career soldier who embodied the qualities of a leader". The Scotsman. 23 January 2018. Retrieved 2 January 2019.

[berwickshirenews-2] "Major Charles Ramsay at Dover for official opening of exhibition which honours his late father - the man behind Dunkirk evacuation". Berwickshire News. Retrieved 6 January 2018.

[nationalarchives-3] "Recommendation for Award for Ramsay, Charles Alexander Rank: Lieutenant Colonel ..." The National Archives. Retrieved 6 January 2018.

[commands-4] "Army Commands" (PDF). Retrieved 2 July 2016.

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