Ronald Scobie

Sir Ronald Scobie
Date of birth(1893-06-08)8 June 1893
Place of birthMandalay, British Burma[1]
Date of death23 February 1969(1969-02-23) (aged 75)
Place of deathAldershot, Hampshire, England[1]
Rugby union career
Position(s) Centre
Amateur team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
Royal Military College ()
Army Rugby Union ()
Provincial / State sides
Years Team Apps (Points)
1914 Blues Trial ()
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1914 Scotland 3 (0)
Military career
AllegianceUnited Kingdom
Service / branchBritish Army
Years of service1914–1947
RankLieutenant-General
UnitRoyal Engineers
CommandsIII Corps
70th Infantry Division
Battles / warsFirst World War
Second World War
Greek Civil War
AwardsKnight 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]

  1. ^ a b Ronald Scobie at CricketArchive (subscription required)
  2. ^ The Royal Engineers Journal. Vol. 83. The Institution of Royal Engineers. 1969. p. 152.
  3. ^ "British Army officer histories". Unit Histories. Retrieved 23 June 2017.
  4. ^ "Ronald Mackenzie Scobie".