Brig. Alastair Campbell, 4th Baron Stratheden & Campbell, CBE

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About Brig. Alastair Campbell, 4th Baron Stratheden & Campbell, CBE

Brigadier Alastair Campbell, 4th Baron Stratheden of Cupar and Campbell of St. Andrews

  • Born on 21 November 1899.
  • Son of Captain Hon. John Beresford Campbell and Hon. Alice Susan Hamilton.
  • Married, firstly, Jean Helen St. Clair Anstruther-Gray, daughter of William Anstruther-Gray of Kilmany and Carntyne and Clayre Jessie Tennant, on 6 February 1923.
  • Married, secondly, Noel Christabel Viner, daughter of Captain Conrad Viner, on 21 December 1964.
  • Died on 12 December 1981 at age 82.
  • Educated at Eton College, Windsor, Berkshire, England.
  • Succeeded to the title of 4th Baron Stratheden of Cupar, co. Fife [U.K., 1936] on 26 December 1918.
  • Succeeded to the title of 4th Baron Campbell of St. Andrews, co. Fife [U.K., 1941] on 26 December 1918.
  • Educated at Royal Military College, Sandhurst, Berkshire, England.
  • Fought in the Second World War between 1939 and 1945, and was mentioned in despatches and was wounded.
  • Lieutenant-Colonel of the 4th Battalion, Coldstream Guards between 1941 and 1944.
  • Justice of the Peace (J.P.) for Roxburghshire in 1945.
  • Deputy Lieutenant (D.L.) of Roxburghshire in 1945.
  • Admitted to Royal Company of Archers.
  • Brigadier in the service of the Coldstream Guards.
  • Vice-Lord-Lieutenant of Roxburghshire in 1962.
  • Invested as a Commander, Order of the British Empire (C.B.E.) in 1964. Children of Brigadier Alastair Campbell, 4th Baron Stratheden of Cupar and Campbell of St. Andrews and Jean Helen St. Clair Anstruther-Gray
  • Hon. Moyra Jean Campbell b. 1924
  • Hon. Clayre Campbell b. 1927, d. 10 Jan 2015
  • Hon. Fiona Campbell b. 1932

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