David McDowall | |
Birth Date: | 16 August 1954 |
Allegiance: | United Kingdom |
Branch: | British Army |
Serviceyears: | 1973–2009 |
Rank: | Major General |
Commands: | 2nd Division 1st Signals Brigade |
Battles: | Operation Banner Bosnian War |
Awards: | Commander of the Order of the British Empire |
Major General David McDowall, (born 16 August 1954) is a former British Army officer who commanded the 2nd Division from 2007 to 2009.
McDowall joined the British Army as a private in the Royal Corps of Signals at the age of 18.[1] He was commissioned into the corps in 1981, and later commanded a squadron in operations in Northern Ireland and a regiment in operations during the Bosnian War.[1] He went on to be commander 1st Signal Brigade and then Signal Officer-in-Chief,[2] before being appointed General Officer Commanding 2nd Division and Governor of Edinburgh Castle in 2007 and retiring in 2009.[3]
McDowall has served as a member of the British Government's Panel on Fair Access to the Professions,[4] and military advisor to the First Minister of Scotland.[5]
McDowall is married to Valerie; they have two sons and a daughter.[1]