Duncan Carter-Campbell of Possil
| Colonel Duncan Carter-Campbell of Possil OBE |
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| Born | 1911 The Island of Malta |
| Died | 1990 Dumfriesshire |
| Buried at | Irongray Church |
| Allegiance |
 United Kingdom
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| Service/branch |
 British Army
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| Years of service | 1932 - 1962 |
| Rank | Lieutenant Colonel |
| Commands held |
1st Battalion Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) Winston Barracks, Lanark Buxtehude, Germany |
| Battles/wars | Second World War |
| Awards | Officer of the Order of the British Empire |
| Relations |
Thomas Carter (Rt. Hon., M.P., Secretary of State and Master of the Rolls), Admiral John Carter, Colonel Alexander Campbell of Possil, Major General Sir Archibald Campbell General George Carter-Campbell Willoughby Harcourt Carter General Sir James Campbell of Inverneill |
Lieutenant Colonel Duncan Maclachlan Carter-Campbell of Possil (8th of Possil) OBE (1911–1990), son of Major-General George Tupper Campbell Carter-Campbell C.B., D.S.O, was a British Army Colonel during the 1950s.
Educated at Malvern College, Worcestershire and then RMA Sandhurst in 1930, Duncan Carter-Campbell was commissioned into the Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) in 1932.
He served in India with the Battalion before the war, He served during the Second World War at the battles of Anzio and Monte Cassino, Italy and Nuremberg, Germany in 1945. He went on to command the 1st Battalion between 1952 and 1955. He also served in Bahrain, Trucial Oman and Malaysia. In 1958 he became Secretary to the General Officer Commanding-in-Chief of Scottish command and Governor of Edinburgh Castle; Lieutenant-General Sir George Collingwood. He was the Director Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo before retiring in 1961.
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