George Carter-Campbell

George Carter-Campbell
Born	1869 Edinburgh, Scotland
Died	1921 (aged 51 or 52) London, England
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Service/branch	British Army
Years of service	1889-1921
Rank	Major General (1915)
Unit	Cameronians (Scottish Rifles)
Commands held	2nd Battalion, Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) 94th Brigade 51st (Highland) Division
Battles/wars	Second Boer War World War I
Awards	Order of the Bath Distinguished Service Order Order of St. Stanislaus Légion d'honneur Mentioned in dispatches
Relations	Thomas Carter (Rt. Hon., M.P., Secretary of State and Master of the Rolls), General George Campbell of Inverneill, C.B., K.A Admiral John Carter, Colonel Alexander Campbell of Possil, Major General Sir Archibald Campbell, General Sir James Campbell of Inverneill, Colonel Duncan Carter-Campbell of Possil, Willoughby Harcourt Carter

Major General George Tupper Campbell Carter-Campbell CB DSO (see Carter-Campbell of Possil) (1869–1921), was a senior British Army officer.

He entered the Royal Military College, Sandhurst and was commissioned in October 1889 as a second lieutenant into the Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) and served in the Second Boer War as adjutant of the 2nd Battalion, being promoted brevet major and twice mentioned in despatches.

On the outbreak of World War I, Carter-Campbell proceeded to France with the 8th Division as second-in-command of the 2nd Battalion, Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) and was wounded during the Battle of Neuve Chapelle on 10 March 1915, being awarded the Distinguished Service Order and also the Order of St. Stanislaus. He subsequently commanded the battalion until 23 September 1915, when he was promoted brigadier general to command the 94th Infantry Brigade. While holding the latter command, he was gazetted brevet lieutenant colonel and finally Brevet-Colonel.