George Collingwood

Lieutenant General Sir Richard George Collingwood KBE CB DSO (7 October 1903 – 21 April 1986) was a British Army General during the 1950s.

Sir George Collingwood
Born	7 October 1903 Alnwick, Northumberland
Died	21 April 1986 (aged 82)[1] Alnwick, Northumberland
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Service/branch	British Army
Years of service	1923 - 1961
Rank	Lieutenant General
Commands held	23rd Infantry Brigade 52nd (Lowland) Infantry Division Singapore District Scottish Command
Battles/wars	Second World War
Awards	Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire Companion of the Order of the Bath Distinguished Service Order

Military career

Educated at West Downs School,[2] Richard Collingwood was commissioned into the Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) in 1923.[3]

He served during the Second World War, in the Middle East and Burma and was Commander of 23rd Infantry Brigade in Burma in 1945.[3] He went on to be General Officer Commanding 52nd (Lowland) Infantry Division and Lowland District between 1952 and 1955.[3] He then became Commander Singapore District from 1957.[3] In 1958 he became General Officer Commanding-in-Chief of Scottish Command and Governor of Edinburgh Castle; he retired in 1961.[3]

George Collingwood's papers have been archived at Lilburn Tower,[4] his family home in Northumberland.[3]

References

1. "Deaths". The Times. The Times Digital Archive. 24 April 1986. p. 1.
2. Old West Downs
3. "Collingwood, George". Liddell Hart Centre for Military Archives. Archived from the original on 1 April 2012. Retrieved 23 June 2020.
4. Lilburn Tower

Military offices
Preceded by George Inglis	GOC 52nd (Lowland) Infantry Division 1952–1955	Succeeded by Rohan Delacombe
Preceded by Sir Horatius Murray	GOC-in-C Scottish Command 1958–1961	Succeeded by Sir William Turner