Major-General Sir (Alexander) Douglas Campbell KBE CB DSO MC (20 June 1899 – 3 April 1980) was General Officer Commanding Aldershot District.
Alexander Douglas Campbell | |
|---|---|
| Born | 20 June 1899 Kashmir, India |
| Died | 3 April 1980 (aged 80) Aldershot, Hampshire, England |
| Allegiance |  United Kingdom |
| Service/ |  British Army |
| Rank | Major-General |
| Service number | 5768 |
| Unit | Royal Engineers |
| Commands held | Aldershot District |
| Battles/wars | World War I World War II |
| Awards | Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire Companion of the Order of the Bath Distinguished Service Order Military Cross |
Military career edit
Educated at Cheltenham College, Queens' College, Cambridge,[1] and the Royal Military Academy Woolwich,[2] Campbell was commissioned into the Royal Engineers 1917 and served in World War I.[3]
He also served in World War II becoming Assistant Director for Bomb Disposal in 1940.[3] He was appointed Chief Engineer for IX Corps in North Africa in 1943 and successively for I Corps in Normandy in 1944, for 2nd Army also in 1944 and for 14th Army in 1945.[3]
After the War he was made Deputy Director of Tactical Investigation and then transferred to Middle East Land Forces in 1947.[3] He became Engineer-in-Chief at the War Office in 1948 and Vice Adjutant-General to the Forces in 1952.[3] He was appointed General Officer Commanding Aldershot District in 1954 and retired in 1957.[3]
In retirement he was Lieutenant Governor of the Royal Hospital Chelsea from 1957 to 1962 and Colonel Commandant of the Royal Engineers from 1958 to 1964.[3]
In 1969, he acted as the military advisor to Richard Attenborough's film production of Oh! What a Lovely War.[4]
Family edit
In 1923 he married Patience Loveday Carlyon.[2]
References edit
- ^ "Eminent Alumni". Queens' College, Cambridge. Retrieved 3 March 2018.
- ^ a b c The Peerage.com
- ^ a b c d e f g "Campbell, Douglas". Liddell Hart Centre for Military Archives. Archived from the original on 23 September 2012. Retrieved 8 August 2020.
- ^ "Douglas Campbell". IMDb. Retrieved 13 November 2021.