Charles Alexander Ramsay | |
Birth Date: | 12 October 1936 |
Death Date: | 31 December 2017 |
Allegiance: | United Kingdom |
Branch: | British Army |
Rank: | Major-General |
Commands: | Royal Scots Dragoon Guards Task Force Delta Eastern District |
Awards: | Companion of the Order of the Bath Officer of the Order of the British Empire |
Major-General Charles Alexander Ramsay (12 October 1936 – 31 December 2017) was a British Army officer.
He married, in 1967, Mary MacAndrew with whom he had four children.
Ramsay was born the second son of Admiral Sir Bertram Ramsay.[1] Educated at Eton College and the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst, he saw operational service as a squadron commander in Northern Ireland during The Troubles and went on to be commanding officer of the Royal Scots Dragoon Guards.[2] [3] After that he became Commander of Task Force Delta in 1980, Deputy Director of Military Operations in 1983 and General Officer Commanding Eastern District in 1984.[4] His last appointment was as Director of the Territorial Army and Organisation at the Ministry of Defence in 1987 before retiring in 1989.[5]
He was a member of the Queen's Body Guard for Scotland.[3]