Edward Maitland-Makgill-Crichton

Edward Maitland-Makgill-Crichton
Edward Maitland-Makgill-Crichton
Born	23 November 1916; Hereford
Died	22 December 2009; Edinburgh
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Service/branch	British Army
Years of service	1937-1968
Rank	Major General
Unit	Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders
Commands held	1st Bn, Liverpool Scottish; 152nd Infantry Brigade; 51st (Highland) Division
Battles/wars	Second World War
Awards	Officer of the Order of the British Empire

Major General Edward Maitland-Makgill-Crichton OBE (1916–2009) was a senior British Army officer.

Biography

Born in Hereford on 23 November 1916, Maitland-Makgill-Crichton was educated at Bedford School and at the Royal Military College, Sandhurst.[1] He was commissioned into the Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders on 28 January 1937.[2] During the Second World War he saw action at the Second Battle of El Alamein in October 1942 and the Battle of El Agheila in December 1942 as well as the Allied invasion of Sicily in July 1943 and the subsequent Italian campaign.[3] He then took part in the Normandy landings and the advance through North West Europe.[3]

After the war, he served joined the British Commonwealth Occupation Force in Japan in 1946 and then served in North Africa and saw action in the Suez Canal Zone during the Suez Crisis.[3] He became commander officer of the 1st Battalion, Liverpool Scottish in 1958, commander of the 152nd Infantry Brigade in January 1962 and Deputy Director of Army Staff Duties at the Ministry of Defence in February 1965.[4] His last appointment was as General Officer Commanding, 51st (Highland) Division in February 1966 before retiring in 1968.[5]

Maitland-Makgill-Crichton died in Edinburgh on 22 December 2009.[3]

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"Crichton, Maj.-Gen. Edward Maitland-Makgill-". Who's Who. Retrieved 21 June 2020.

Military offices
Preceded by Ian Robertson	GOC 51st (Highland) Division 1966–1968	Succeeded by Post Disbanded

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