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|birth_place= Colombo, Ceylon
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[[Major General]] '''Robert Auld''' [[Order of the Bath|CB]] (1848–1911) was a [[British Army]] officer who became [[Lieutenant Governor of Guernsey]].
[[Major-General]] '''Robert Auld''' {{postnominals|country=GBR|size=100%|CB}} (1 October 1848 – 17 February 1911) was a [[British Army]] officer who became [[Lieutenant Governor of Guernsey]].


==Military career==
==Military career==
Auld was [[Commissioned officer|commissioned]] into the [[Royal Northumberland Fusiliers]] in 1869.<ref name=lh>[http://www.kcl.ac.uk/lhcma/locreg/AULD.shtml Liddell Hart Centre for Military Archives]</ref> He was appointed Aide-de-camp to the [[List of Governors of Malta|Governor of Malta]] in 1878, Deputy Assistant Quartermaster General at Headquarters Southern District in 1882 and Deputy Assistant Adjutant General at [[Commander-in-Chief, Ireland|Headquarters Ireland]] in 1889.<ref name=lh/> He went on to be Commander of the Mounted Infantry at [[Aldershot Command]] in 1892, Assistant Adjutant General at Headquarters North Western District in 1894 and Assistant Adjutant General at Headquarters Southern District in 1897.<ref name=lh/> His next appointments were as Assistant Director General of Ordnance in 1899, Assistant Quartermaster General later in 1899 and Deputy Quartermaster General in 1902.<ref name=lh/> Finally he became Director of Supplies and Clothing in 1904, Commander of the Infantry Brigade at [[Gibraltar]] in 1905 and [[Lieutenant Governor of Guernsey]] in 1908 before retiring in 1911.<ref name=lh/>
Auld was [[Commissioned officer|commissioned]] into the [[5th Regiment of Foot]] in 1869.<ref name=lh>[http://www.kcl.ac.uk/lhcma/locreg/AULD.shtml Liddell Hart Centre for Military Archives]</ref> He was appointed [[Aide-de-camp]] to the [[List of Governors of Malta|Governor of Malta]] in 1878, [[Quartermaster General|Deputy Assistant Quartermaster General]] at Headquarters Southern District in 1882 and Deputy Assistant Adjutant General at [[Commander-in-Chief, Ireland|Headquarters Ireland]] in 1889.<ref name=lh/> He went on to be Commander of the Mounted Infantry at [[Aldershot Command]] in 1892, Assistant Adjutant General at Headquarters North Western District in 1894 and Assistant Adjutant General at Headquarters Southern District in 1897.<ref name=lh/> His next appointments were as Assistant Director General of Ordnance in 1899, Assistant Quartermaster General at Army Headquarters ([[War Office]]) later in 1899 and Deputy Quartermaster General at Army Headquarters on 7 April 1902.<ref name=lh/><ref>{{London Gazette| issue=27427 |page=2693 |date=22 April 1902}}</ref> Finally he became Director of Supplies and Clothing in 1904, Commander of the Infantry Brigade at [[Gibraltar]] in 1905 and [[Lieutenant Governor of Guernsey]] in 1908.<ref name=lh/>


He lived at Saumarez Park in [[Guernsey]]<ref>[http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=1RheQNq72R0C&pg=PA32&lpg=PA32&dq=Major-General+%22Robert+Auld%22&source=bl&ots=7LC8HG-ICd&sig=LCgMuPa5YfdjMAIp7hBGyl-1BUE&hl=en&ei=CiHiTefLCciWhQeIz4HqBw&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=5&ved=0CDcQ6AEwBA#v=onepage&q=Major-General%20%22Robert%20Auld%22&f=false ''Armstrong Siddeley Motors: The Cars, the Company and the People'' by Billy Smith, p.32]</ref> and died in office in 1911.<ref>{{LondonGazette|issue=28493|supp=|startpage=3639|date=12 May 1911|accessdate=2011-05-28}}</ref>
He lived at Saumarez Park in [[Guernsey]]<ref>{{cite book|author=Bill Smith|title=Armstrong-Siddeley Motors: The Cars, the Company and the People in Definitive Detail|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=1RheQNq72R0C&pg=PA32|year=2005|publisher=Veloce Publishing|isbn=978-1-904788-36-2|page=32}}</ref> and died in office in 1911.<ref>{{London Gazette|issue=28493|page=3639|date=12 May 1911}}</ref>


==References==
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==External links==
*{{find a Grave|205029358}}


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Robert Auld
Born1 October 1848
Colombo, Ceylon
Died17 February 1911 (aged 62)
Guernsey, Channel Islands
AllegianceUnited Kingdom United Kingdom
Service / branch British Army
Years of service1869–1911
RankMajor-General
Battles / warsSecond Boer War
AwardsCompanion of the Order of the Bath

Major-General Robert Auld CB (1 October 1848 – 17 February 1911) was a British Army officer who became Lieutenant Governor of Guernsey.

Military career

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Auld was commissioned into the 5th Regiment of Foot in 1869.[1] He was appointed Aide-de-camp to the Governor of Malta in 1878, Deputy Assistant Quartermaster General at Headquarters Southern District in 1882 and Deputy Assistant Adjutant General at Headquarters Ireland in 1889.[1] He went on to be Commander of the Mounted Infantry at Aldershot Command in 1892, Assistant Adjutant General at Headquarters North Western District in 1894 and Assistant Adjutant General at Headquarters Southern District in 1897.[1] His next appointments were as Assistant Director General of Ordnance in 1899, Assistant Quartermaster General at Army Headquarters (War Office) later in 1899 and Deputy Quartermaster General at Army Headquarters on 7 April 1902.[1][2] Finally he became Director of Supplies and Clothing in 1904, Commander of the Infantry Brigade at Gibraltar in 1905 and Lieutenant Governor of Guernsey in 1908.[1]

He lived at Saumarez Park in Guernsey[3] and died in office in 1911.[4]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e Liddell Hart Centre for Military Archives
  2. ^ "No. 27427". The London Gazette. 22 April 1902. p. 2693.
  3. ^ Bill Smith (2005). Armstrong-Siddeley Motors: The Cars, the Company and the People in Definitive Detail. Veloce Publishing. p. 32. ISBN 978-1-904788-36-2.
  4. ^ "No. 28493". The London Gazette. 12 May 1911. p. 3639.
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