Iain Mackay-Dick
Sir Iain Mackay-Dick | |
|---|---|
| Born | 24 August 1945 |
| Allegiance | United Kingdom |
| Branch | British Army |
| Years of service | 1965–1997 |
| Rank | Major General |
| Commands | 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 from 1994 to 1997.
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 Mackay-Dick was appointed commandant of the Junior Division Staff College at Warminster and in 1989 he became commander of the 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 Mackay-Dick became Clerk to the Trustees and Chief Executive of Morden College.[2]
Family
Mackay-Dick married Carolynn Hilary Homes in 1971. They 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 Archived 28 December 2014 at the Wayback Machine Buckingham Covers
- ^ "No. 48822". The London Gazette (Supplement). 14 December 1981. p. 15923.
- ^ Fear of massacre of Falklands civilians Merco Press, 19 November 2003