Allegiance United Kingdom Rank Major-general Service/branch British Army | Name Iain Mackay-Dick Years of service 1965–1997 | |
Born 24 August 1945 (age 78) ( 1945-08-24 ) Commands held 1st Armoured Division
London District Battles/wars Operation Banner
Falklands War Education Royal Military Academy Sandhurst Awards Royal Victorian Order, Order of the British Empire Battles and wars Operation Banner, Falklands War | ||
Major General Sir Iain Charles Mackay-Dick, (born 24 August 1945) Is a retired British Army officer. He was the Major-General commanding the Household Division and General Officer Commanding London District.
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Military career
Educated at St Edmund's School, Hindhead, then at Sherborne School and the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst, Mackay-Dick was commissioned into the Scots Guards in 1965. He was appointed a Member of the Order of the British Empire for his service in Northern Ireland in 1981.
He took part in the Falklands War leading the landing of 600 Scots Guards and others at Fitzroy on East Falkland.
In 1986 he was appointed Commandant of the Junior Division Staff College at Warminster and in 1989 he became Commander of 11th Armoured Brigade. He was made Deputy Military Secretary at the Ministry of Defence in 1991 and General Officer Commanding 1st Armoured Division in 1992. He went on to be Commander of British Forces in the Falkland Islands in 1993 and Major-General Commanding the Household Division and General Officer Commanding London District in 1994. He retired in 1997.
In retirement he became Clerk to the Trustees and Chief Executive of Morden College.
Family
In 1971 he married Carolynn Hilary Homes and they went on to have three daughters.