Ronald Scobie
British Army Lt-General and Scotland international rugby union player / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Lieutenant-General Sir Ronald MacKenzie Scobie, KBE, CB, MC (8 June 1893 – 23 February 1969)[2] was a senior British Army officer who fought in both the First and Second World Wars, where he commanded the 70th Infantry Division and later III Corps.[3] He was also a Scotland international rugby union player.[4]
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Date of birth | (1893-06-08)8 June 1893 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Place of birth | Mandalay, British Burma[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Date of death | 23 February 1969(1969-02-23) (aged 75) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of death | Aldershot, Hampshire, England[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Allegiance | United Kingdom | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Service/ | British Army | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Years of service | 1914–1947 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rank | Lieutenant-General | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Unit | Royal Engineers | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Commands held | III Corps 70th Infantry Division | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Battles/wars | First World War Second World War Greek Civil War | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Awards | Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire Companion of the Order of the Bath Military Cross Mentioned in Despatches (4) War Cross (Czechoslovakia) Silver Cross of the Virtuti Militari (Poland) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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