Gen. Sir Archibald Rice Cameron, GBE, KCB, CMG

Male 1870 - 1944  (73 years)


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  • Name Archibald Rice Cameron 
    Prefix Gen. Sir 
    Suffix GBE, KCB, CMG 
    Born 28 Aug 1870  St Georges, Hanover Square, London Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Died 18 Jun 1944 
    Person ID I3214  Fassifern Direct
    Last Modified 14 May 2011 

    Father Ralph Abercromby Cameron,   b. 1839, Warwick, ENGLAND Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 2 May 1927  (Age 88 years) 
    Mother Charlotte Anne Heckstetter Yea Thompson,   b. Abt 1847, Wiltshire, ENGLAND Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Married 1869  St Georges, Hanover Square, London Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F1040  Group Sheet

  • Notes 
    • «b»Lt.-Gen. Sir Archibald Rice Cameron«sup»1«/sup»
      «/b»M, #199664, b. 28 August 1870, d. 18 June 1944
      Lt.-Gen. Sir Archibald Rice Cameron|b. 28 Aug 1870\\nd. 18 Jun 1944|p19967.htm#i199664|Ralph Abercromby Cameron|b. 20 May 1839\\nd. 2 May 1927|p19967.htm#i199661|Charlotte Anne Heckstetter Yea Thompson|b. c 1845\\nd. 25 Mar 1910|p19967.htm#i199663|Reverend Alexander Cameron||p19966.htm#i199659|Hon. Charlotte Rice|d. 8 Sep 1882|p19966.htm#i199660|Reverend Henry Thompson||p19967.htm#i199662||||
      Last Edited=8 Jul 2006
      Lt.-Gen. Sir Archibald Rice Cameron was born on 28 August 1870.«sup»1«/sup» He was the son of «u»Ralph Abercromby Cameron«/u» and «u»Charlotte Anne Heckstetter Yea Thompson«/u».«sup»2«/sup» He died on 18 June 1944 at age 73, unmarried.«sup»1«/sup»
      Lt.-Gen. Sir Archibald Rice Cameron was educated at «u»Haileybury College, Haileybury, Hertfordshire, England «/u».«sup»1«/sup» He was educated at «u»Royal Military College, Sandhurst, Berkshire, England «/u».«sup»1«/sup» He fought in the Boer War between 1899 and 1902.«sup»1«/sup» He fought in the First World War.«sup»1«/sup» He was invested as a Companion, Order of St. Michael and St. George (C.M.G.) in 1915.«sup»1«/sup» He was invested as a Companion, Order of the Bath (C.B.) in 1917.«sup»1«/sup» He was GOC of the 4th Division between 1927 and 1931.«sup»1«/sup» He was Colonel Black Watch in 1929.«sup»1«/sup» He gained the rank of Lieutenant-General in 1931.«sup»1«/sup» He was invested as a Knight Commander, Order of the Bath (K.C.B.) in 1933.«sup»1«/sup» He was GOC of the Scotland Command between 1933 and 1937.«sup»1«/sup» He held the office of Governor of Edinburgh Castle between 1936 and 1937.«sup»1«/sup» He was invested as a Knight Grand Cross, Order of the British Empire (G.B.E.) in 1937.«sup»1«/sup»


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