Iain Mackay-Dick
Sir Iain Mackay-Dick | |
|---|---|
| Born | 24 August 1945 |
| Allegiance | United Kingdom |
| Service/ | British Army |
| Years of service | 1965–97 |
| Rank | Major General |
| Commands held | London District Household Division 1st Armoured Division |
| Battles/wars | Operation Banner Falklands War |
| Awards | Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order Member of the Order of the British Empire |
Major General Sir Iain Charles Mackay-Dick, KCVO, MBE (born 24 August 1945) Is a retired British Army officer. He was the Major-General commanding the Household Division and General Officer Commanding London District.
Military career[]
Educated at St Edmund's School, Hindhead,[1] then at Sherborne School and the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst, Mackay-Dick was commissioned into the Scots Guards in 1965.[2] He was appointed a Member of the Order of the British Empire for his service in Northern Ireland in 1981.[3]
He took part in the Falklands War leading the landing of 600 Scots Guards and others at Fitzroy on East Falkland.[4]
In 1986 he was appointed Commandant of the Junior Division Staff College at Warminster and in 1989 he became Commander of 11th Armoured Brigade.[2] He was made Deputy Military Secretary at the Ministry of Defence in 1991 and General Officer Commanding 1st Armoured Division in 1992.[2] He went on to be Commander of British Forces in the Falkland Islands in 1993 and Major-General Commanding the Household Division and General Officer Commanding London District in 1994.[2] He retired in 1997.[2]
In retirement he became Clerk to the Trustees and Chief Executive of Morden College.[2]
Family[]
In 1971 he married Carolynn Hilary Homes and they went on to have three daughters.[2]
References[]
- ^ "OSE Reunion". St Edmund's School. Retrieved 12 February 2016.
- ^ a b c d e f g Biography of Major General Sir Iain Mackay-Dick KCVO MBE Buckingham Covers
- ^ "No. 48822". The London Gazette (Supplement). 14 December 1981. p. 15923.
- ^ Fear of massacre of Falklands civilians Merco Press, 19 November 2003
- 1945 births
- Living people
- People educated at Sherborne School
- Graduates of the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst
- British Army personnel of the Falklands War
- Knights Commander of the Royal Victorian Order
- Members of the Order of the British Empire
- Scots Guards officers
- British Army generals
- British military personnel of The Troubles (Northern Ireland)