Charles Dunbar (British Army officer) explained

Charles Dunbar
Birth Date:1919
Death Date:1981
Allegiance:United Kingdom
Serviceyears:1940−1973
Servicenumber:121519
Rank:Major-General
Branch:British Army
Commands:North West District
Unit:Royal Northumberland Fusiliers
Battles:Second World War
Awards:Commander of the Order of the British Empire

Major-General Charles Whish Dunbar (1919–1981) was a British Army officer.

Military career

Educated at Glasgow High School and the University of Glasgow, Dunbar was commissioned into the Royal Northumberland Fusiliers 1940 and served with his regiment in North West Europe during the Second World War.[1] He became commanding officer of 1st Battalion Royal Highland Fusiliers in Aden in 1960, commander of 6th Infantry Brigade in West Germany in September 1962[2] and brigadier on the general staff at Headquarters, Middle East Land Forces in December 1966.[1] He went on to be General Officer Commanding North West District in February 1968 and Director of Infantry at the Ministry of Defence in September 1970 before retiring in December 1973.[1]

He was honorary colonel of the Royal Highland Fusiliers from 1969 to 1979.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Dunbar, Maj Gen Charles Whish. Liddell Hart Centre for Military Archives. 30 May 2020.
  2. Web site: Army Commands. 30 May 2020.
  3. Web site: The Royal Highland Fusiliers (Princess Margaret's Own Glasgow and Ayrshire Regiment) . regiments.org . 27 February 2017 . bot: unknown . https://web.archive.org/web/20051230125956/http://www.regiments.org/regiments/uk/inf/021RHF.htm . 30 December 2005 .