Robin Carnegie


Sir Robin Macdonald Carnegie was a senior British Army officer who became Military Secretary. He died peacefully in Salisbury Hospice.

Military career

Educated at Rugby School, Carnegie was commissioned into the 7th Hussars in 1946. He was made Commanding Officer of the Queen's Own Hussars in 1967. He went on to be Commander of 11th Armoured Brigade in 1971 and General Officer Commanding 3rd Division in 1974. He became Chief of Staff at Headquarters British Army of the Rhine in 1976 and Military Secretary in 1978. He went on to be Director-General of Army Training in 1981.
He was also Colonel of the Queen's Own Hussars between 1981 and 1987.

Family

In 1955 Carnegie married Iona, daughter of John Alexander Sinclair. They had one son and two daughters and five grandchildren. Lady Carnegie died in 2015.