Back رونالد سكوبى ARZ Ronald Scobie German Ρόναλντ Σκόμπι Greek Ronald Scobie Spanish رونالد اسکوبی Persian Ronald Scobie French רונלד סקובי HE Ronald Scobie Italian Ronald Scobie Malagasy Ronald Scobie Dutch
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| Date of birth | 8 June 1893 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Place of birth | Mandalay, British Burma[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 23 February 1969 (aged 75) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Aldershot, Hampshire, England[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Military career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Allegiance | United Kingdom | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Service | British Army | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years of service | 1914–1947 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rank | Lieutenant-General | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Unit | Royal Engineers | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Commands | III Corps 70th Infantry Division | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Battles / wars | First World War Second World War Greek Civil War | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Awards | Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire Companion of the Order of the Bath Military Cross Mentioned in Despatches (4) War Cross (Czechoslovakia) Silver Cross of the Virtuti Militari (Poland) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Lieutenant-General Sir Ronald MacKenzie Scobie, KBE, CB, MC (8 June 1893 – 23 February 1969)[2] was a senior British Army officer who fought in both the First and Second World Wars, where he commanded the 70th Infantry Division and later III Corps.[3] He was also a Scotland international rugby union player.[4]
- ^ a b Cite error: The named reference
CAwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ The Royal Engineers Journal. Vol. 83. The Institution of Royal Engineers. 1969. p. 152.
- ^ "British Army officer histories". Unit Histories. Retrieved 23 June 2017.
- ^ "Ronald Mackenzie Scobie". ESPN. Archived from the original on 24 June 2021. Retrieved 19 June 2021.