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Commanding Officers of the Fife and Forfar Yeomanry
Commanding Officers of the Fife and Forfar Yeomanry
Successive Commanding Officers of the 1st Line Battalion (which later became the 14th (F&FY) Battalion Royal Highlanders) from the start of the Territorial period, during the war and beyond. In 1908 the Regiment were riding horses, from 1915 footslogging in Gallipoli, Egypt, Palestine, France and Belgium and post war were in armoured cars. In order they are T H Erskine (pre war but served as 2nd in command of the 2nd line during it), A Mitchell, J Gilmour, J Younger, J M Mackenzie and D D Ogilvie. The post war commanders were all WW1 veterans until the late 1930's. M E Lindsay, R O Hutchison, U E C Carnegy-Carnegy of Lour, W C G Black. The first commander who was not a veteran was R G Sharp who was killed in action with the Regiment in 1940, he was a younger brother of one of the WW1 adjutants Captain H S Sharp.
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Born 1880
Died 1957
British Army Captain Dragoon Guards
Other Empire Force Lieutenant New Zealand Local Forces
British Army Second Lieutenant 7th Dragoon Guards
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Born 1876
Died 1940
British Army Lieutenant Imperial Yeomanry 6th Battalion
British Army Second Lieutenant Fifeshire Light Horse 1st (Volunteers)
British Army Lieutenant Fifeshire Light Horse 1st (Volunteers)
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More about John Gilmour -
Born 1888
Died 1964
British Army Second Lieutenant Fife and Forfar Yeomanry (Territorial Force)
British Army Captain Fife and Forfar Yeomanry 1/1st Battalion (Territorial Force)
British Army Major Fife and Forfar Yeomanry (Territorial Force)
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More about David Douglas Ogilvie -
Born 1883
Died 1964
British Army Major Royal Scots
British Army Major Royal Highlanders
British Army Lieutenant Colonel Royal Highlanders
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More about John Munro Mackenzie -
Born 1880
Died 1946
British Army Second Lieutenant Fife and Forfar Imperial Yeomanry
British Army Lieutenant Fife and Forfar Imperial Yeomanry
British Army Lieutenant Fife and Forfar Yeomanry (Territorial Force)
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More about James Younger -
Born 1861
Died 1924
British Army Colonel Fife and Forfar Yeomanry
British Army Temporary Lieutenant Colonel (Honorary Colonel ret.) Fife and Forfar Yeomanry Special Appointment Class HH
British Army Second Lieutenant Fifeshire Light Horse 1st (Volunteers)
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More about Thomas Harry Erskine -
Born 1871
Died 1934
British Army Second Lieutenant Fifeshire Light Horse
British Army Lieutenant Fifeshire Light Horse 1st
British Army Captain Fifeshire Light Horse 1st
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More about Alexander Mitchell -
Born 1895
Died 1964
British Army Staff Captain Staff 103rd Infantry Brigade 34th Division
British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Scots 15th Battalion (1st Edinburgh City)
British Army Lieutenant Royal Scots 15th Battalion (1st Edinburgh City)
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More about William Collins Gordon Black, O.b.e. -
Born 1886
Died 1973
British Army Lieutenant 3rd Dragoon Guards
British Army Captain Major Force in Egypt
British Army Second Lieutenant 3rd (Prince of Wales's) Dragoon Guards
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More about Ughtred Elliott Carnegy Carnegy -
Born 1887
Died 1934
British Army Second Lieutenant Fife and Forfar Yeomanry (Territorial Force)
British Army Lieutenant Fife and Forfar Yeomanry (Territorial Force)
British Army Captain Machine Gun Corps (attached)
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More about Ronald Oliphant Hutchison