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{{ | {{Short description|British Army general (1893–1981)}} | ||
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{{Infobox military person | {{Infobox military person | ||
| name = Sir Rob Lockhart | | name = Sir Rob Lockhart | ||
| image = | | image = General Sir Mcgregor Macdonald Lockhart.jpg | ||
| caption = | | caption = | ||
| birth_date = 23 June 1893 | | birth_date = 23 June 1893 | ||
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| placeofburial_label = | | placeofburial_label = | ||
| placeofburial = | | placeofburial = | ||
| birth_place = Beith, North Ayrshire, Scotland | | birth_place = [[Beith]], North Ayrshire, Scotland | ||
| death_place = [[Kent]], [[England]] | | death_place = [[Kent]], [[England]] | ||
| nickname = | | nickname = | ||
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| branch = {{army|British India}} | | branch = {{army|British India}} | ||
| serviceyears = 1913–1948, 1951–1952 | | serviceyears = 1913–1948, 1951–1952 | ||
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| rank = [[General (United Kingdom)|General]] | | rank = [[General (United Kingdom)|General]] | ||
| unit = | | unit = | ||
| commands = [[File:IA Southern Command. | | commands = [[File:IA Southern Command.svg|23px]] [[Southern Command (India)|Southern Command]]<br>1st Battalion, [[12th Frontier Force Regiment]]<br>[[British Indian Army|Indian Army]] | ||
| battles = [[World War I|First World War]]<br />[[World War II|Second World War]] | | battles = [[World War I|First World War]]<br />[[World War II|Second World War]] | ||
| awards = [[File:Order of the Bath UK ribbon.svg|30px]] [[Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath]]<br />[[File:Order of the Indian Empire Ribbon.svg|30px]] [[Companion of the Order of the Indian Empire]]<br />[[File:Military cross BAR.svg|30px]] [[Military Cross]] | | awards = [[File:Order of the Bath UK ribbon.svg|30px]] [[Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath]]<br />[[File:Order of the Indian Empire Ribbon.svg|30px]] [[Companion of the Order of the Indian Empire]]<br />[[File:Military cross BAR.svg|30px]] [[Military Cross]] | ||
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==Family== | ==Family== | ||
Lockhart was born in [[Ayrshire]], [[Scotland]]. His mother was Florence Stuart Macgregor, while other ancestors included Bruces, Hamiltons, Cummings, Wallaces and Douglases. His brother, the writer [[R. H. Bruce Lockhart]], claimed that "There is no drop of English blood in my veins."<ref>[[R. H. Bruce Lockhart]], ''My Scottish Youth'' (B&W Publishing, Edinburgh, 1993), {{ISBN|1 873631 26 X}}, pp 313–353</ref> Another brother, [[John Bruce Lockhart|J. H. Bruce Lockhart]], was headmaster of [[Sedbergh School]], while his nephews [[Rab Bruce Lockhart]] and [[Logie Bruce Lockhart]] went on to become headmasters of [[Loretto School|Loretto]] and [[Gresham's School|Gresham's]]. Another nephew, [[J. M. Bruce Lockhart]], was an intelligence officer. He married Margaret Amy Campbell on 2 September 1918 in Mussorie, India. They had one daughter, Mary Mavora Lockhart, who was born in 1919. | Lockhart was born in [[Ayrshire]], [[Scotland]]. His mother was Florence Stuart Macgregor, while other ancestors included Bruces, Hamiltons, Cummings, Wallaces and Douglases. His brother, the writer [[R. H. Bruce Lockhart]], claimed that "There is no drop of English blood in my veins."<ref>[[R. H. Bruce Lockhart]], ''My Scottish Youth'' (B&W Publishing, Edinburgh, 1993), {{ISBN|1 873631 26 X}}, pp 313–353</ref> Another brother, [[John Bruce Lockhart|J. H. Bruce Lockhart]], was headmaster of [[Sedbergh School]], while his nephews [[Rab Bruce Lockhart]] and [[Logie Bruce Lockhart]] went on to become headmasters of [[Loretto School|Loretto]] and [[Gresham's School|Gresham's]]. Another nephew, [[J. M. Bruce Lockhart]], was an intelligence officer. He married Margaret Amy Campbell on 2 September 1918 in Mussorie, India. They had one daughter, Mary Mavora Lockhart, who was born in 1919 and a son, Norman Neil Campbell Lockhart, who was born in 1925. Norman Lockhart went on to serve in the Seaforth Highlanders in World War Two and the Malayan Emergency. The same regiment as the uncle he was named after and Rob Lockhart's favourite brother, Norman Douglas Steward Bruce Lockhart, who was killed at the Battle of Loos in 1915. | ||
==Military career== | ==Military career== | ||
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==References== | ==References== | ||
{{Reflist}} | {{Reflist}} | ||
==Bibliography== | |||
{{Portal|Scouting}} | {{Portal|Scouting}} | ||
*{{cite book| first=Nick| last=Smart| title=Biographical Dictionary of British Generals of the Second World War| isbn=1844150496| year=2005| location=Barnesley| publisher=Pen & Sword}} | |||
==External links== | |||
*[https://generals.dk/general/Lockhart/Rob_McGregor_Macdonald/Great_Britain.html Generals of World War II] | |||
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[[Category:1893 births]] | [[Category:1893 births]] | ||
[[Category:1981 deaths]] | [[Category:1981 deaths]] | ||
[[Category:British military attachés]] | |||
[[Category:Scottish military personnel]] | |||
[[Category:Bruce Lockhart family|Robert McGregor MacDonald]] | [[Category:Bruce Lockhart family|Robert McGregor MacDonald]] | ||
[[Category:Knights Commander of the Order of the Bath]] | [[Category:Knights Commander of the Order of the Bath]] | ||
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[[Category:Indian Army personnel of World War I]] | [[Category:Indian Army personnel of World War I]] | ||
[[Category:Graduates of the Staff College, Camberley]] | [[Category:Graduates of the Staff College, Camberley]] | ||
[[Category:People from Beith]] | |||