Guard of Honor for Brigadier James Sinclair, Earl of Caithness, held by Major B.R. Heyn.
In 1949 he was appointed the first Commander of the Ceylon Army and played a major role in establishing it as a regular army from the volunteer Ceylon Defence Force till 1952. On returning to the UK he was given various postings in England and Scotland before in 1955 being appointed land agent and manager of Her Majesty The Queen's private Estate at Balmoral Castle, Aberdeenshire where he lived until his death. After leaving the army, he was appointed Colonel of his old Regiment the Gordon Highlanders.[2]
Sinclair succeeded his sonless paternal uncle as 19th Earl of Caithness.
His first wife, by whom he had three daughters (Jean, Margaret and Fiona), died during the war and after it, in 1946, he married a widow Gabrielle Ormerod (1912–1990), whose husband had been killed on active service in Africa leaving her with a daughter (Susie). In 1947 while posted to Germany another daughter (Bridget), was born and the next year in Burma, Malcolm, Lord Berriedale was born. Upon his death on 8 May 1965,[3] his son Lord Berriedale became the 20th Earl of Caithness and chief of Clan Sinclair.
roderick, sinclair, 19th, earl, caithness, brigadier, james, september, 1906, 1965, british, army, officer, during, world, also, chief, clan, sinclair, earl, caithnessbrigadier, james, sinclairborn, 1906, september, 1906died8, 1965, 1965, aged, allegiance, uni. Brigadier James Roderick Sinclair 19th Earl of Caithness CVO CBE DSO 29 September 1906 8 May 1965 was a British Army officer during World War II and was also chief of Clan Sinclair The Earl of CaithnessBrigadier James SinclairBorn 1906 09 29 29 September 1906Died8 May 1965 1965 05 08 aged 58 Allegiance United Kingdom CeylonService wbr branchBritish Army Ceylon ArmyYears of service 1955RankBrigadierService number36869 1 UnitGordon HighlandersCommands held153rd Infantry BrigadeCommander of Ceylon Army51st Infantry BrigadeBattles warsWorld War IIRelationsLord Berriedale son Sinclair joined the Gordon Highlanders and rose to the rank of Brigadier and as such led his regiment part of the 51st Highland Division through France Belgium the Netherlands into Germany during World War II and was decorated with the Distinguished Service Order and made Commander of the Order of the British Empire Guard of Honor for Brigadier James Sinclair Earl of Caithness held by Major B R Heyn In 1949 he was appointed the first Commander of the Ceylon Army and played a major role in establishing it as a regular army from the volunteer Ceylon Defence Force till 1952 On returning to the UK he was given various postings in England and Scotland before in 1955 being appointed land agent and manager of Her Majesty The Queen s private Estate at Balmoral Castle Aberdeenshire where he lived until his death After leaving the army he was appointed Colonel of his old Regiment the Gordon Highlanders 2 Sinclair succeeded his sonless paternal uncle as 19th Earl of Caithness His first wife by whom he had three daughters Jean Margaret and Fiona died during the war and after it in 1946 he married a widow Gabrielle Ormerod 1912 1990 whose husband had been killed on active service in Africa leaving her with a daughter Susie In 1947 while posted to Germany another daughter Bridget was born and the next year in Burma Malcolm Lord Berriedale was born Upon his death on 8 May 1965 3 his son Lord Berriedale became the 20th Earl of Caithness and chief of Clan Sinclair References Edit No 37853 The London Gazette Supplement 14 January 1947 p 325 Past Army Commanders Sri Lanka Army Archived from the original on 30 August 2012 Retrieved 17 September 2014 Caithness 19th Earl of cr 1455 James Roderick Sinclair Baron Berriedale 1455 Bt 1631 WHO WAS WHO 2022 Retrieved 2 September 2022 External links EditFormer Army commanders Hail to the Chief The Mel Sinclair Clan Generals of World War IIMilitary officesNew post Commander of the Ceylon Army1949 1952 Succeeded byF S ReidPeerage of ScotlandPreceded byNorman Sinclair Earl of Caithness1947 1965 Succeeded byMalcolm Sinclair Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Roderick Sinclair 19th Earl of Caithness amp oldid 1171436660, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
