Willie MacRae
| Willie MacRae | |
|---|---|
| Professor emeritus | |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
18 May 1923 Carron, Falkirk, Stirlingshire |
| Died | 7 April 1985 (aged 61) Bun Loyne, Glenmoriston, Inverness-shire |
| Cause of death | gunshot to the head |
| Nationality | Scottish |
| Political party | Scottish National Party |
| Alma mater | University of Glasgow |
| Occupation | lawyer |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |
 United Kingdom British Raj
|
| Service/branch |
British Army, then Royal Indian Navy |
| Rank | Lt-Cdr, Royal Indian Navy |
| Unit | Seaforth Highlanders |
| Commands |
Aide-de-camp to Admiral Lord Mountbatten |
Willie MacRae (18 May 1923 – 7 April 1985) was a Scottish naval officer, lawyer, orator, politician and anti-nuclear campaigner. In the Second World War he served in the British Army and then the Royal Indian Navy. He supported the Indian independence movement and for much of his life was active in the Scottish National Party (SNP).
MacRae is remembered for his mysterious death, in which his car crashed in a remote part of the Scottish Highlands and he was found shot in the head with a revolver. The official verdict was undetermined.
MacRae was born in Carron, Falkirk, where his father was an electrician. MacRae edited a local newspaper in Grangemouth at the same time as reading history at the University of Glasgow, from which he gained a first-class degree. In the Second World War he was commissioned into the Seaforth Highlanders but transferred to the Royal Indian Navy, in which he became a lieutenant commander and aide-de-camp to Admiral Lord Mountbatten. He supported the Indian independence movement.
After the war MacRae returned to the University of Glasgow and graduated again, this time in law. He authored the maritime law of Israel and was an emeritus professor of the University of Haifa. After his death a forest of 3,000 trees was planted in Israel in his memory.
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