Bernard Fergusson, Baron Ballantrae
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Brigadier The Right Honourable The Lord Ballantrae KT, GCMG, GCVO, DSO, OBE |
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| 10th Governor-General of New Zealand | |
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In office 9 November 1962 – 20 October 1967 |
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| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Preceded by | The Viscount Cobham |
| Succeeded by | Sir Arthur Porritt |
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| Born | 6 May 1911 |
| Died | 28 November 1980 (aged 69) |
| Nationality | British |
| Relations |
David Boyle, 7th Earl of Glasgow (grandfather) Sir James Fergusson (grandfather) Sir Charles Fergusson (father) |
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| Allegiance |
 United Kingdom |
| Service/branch |
 British Army British Army
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| Years of service | 1931–1958 |
| Rank | Brigadier |
| Unit | Black Watch |
| Commands | 1st Battalion, Black Watch Director of Combined Operations 16th Infantry Brigade |
| Battles/wars | Second World War |
| Awards |
Distinguished Service Order Officer of the Order of the British Empire Mentioned in Despatches |
Brigadier Bernard Edward Fergusson, Baron Ballantrae, KT, GCMG, GCVO, DSO, OBE (6 May 1911 – 28 November 1980) was a British Army officer, a military historian and the last British-born Governor-General of New Zealand.
Fergusson was born on 6 May 1911, the third son and fourth child of Sir Charles Fergusson, 7th Baronet and his wife Lady Alice Mary Boyle, a daughter of David Boyle, 7th Earl of Glasgow. His older brother was Sir James Fergusson, 8th Baronet of Kilkerran. Both his grandfathers had previously served as Governors of New Zealand and his father had served as Governor-General.
Fergusson married Laura Margaret Grenfell (born 14 April 1920, died 1979) on 22 November 1950 and they had one child, Hon George Duncan Raukawa Fergusson (born 30 September 1955) who served as British High Commissioner to New Zealand from 2006 to 2010 and Governor of Bermuda from 2012.
Laura Grenfell was accidentally killed in 1979 when gales blew a tree onto the car in which she was travelling.
Fergusson was educated at Eton and Sandhurst. From Sandhurst, he was commissioned into the Black Watch as a second lieutenant on 27 August 1931. He was promoted to lieutenant on 27 August 1934. He served in the British Mandate of Palestine and became ADC to General Wavell, then a major-general commanding the 2nd Infantry Division, on 11 March 1937. In October 1937, he was on secondment to the Green Howards. Fergusson was promoted to captain on 27 August 1939, only a few days before the outbreak of the Second World War.
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