Colin Callander
| Sir Colin Callander | |
|---|---|
| Born |
13 March 1897 Ilminster, Somerset, England |
| Died |
1979 (aged 82) Ashford, Kent, England |
| Allegiance |
 United Kingdom |
| Service/branch |
 British Army |
| Years of service | 1915–1957 |
| Rank | Lieutenant-General |
| Unit |
Royal Munster Fusiliers Leicestershire Regiment |
| Commands held |
76th Infantry Division 4th Infantry Division 2nd Division |
| Battles/wars |
World War I World War II |
| Awards |
Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire Military Cross |
Lieutenant-General Sir Colin Bishop Callander KCB KBE MC (13 March 1897 – 1979) was a senior British Army officer who went on to be Military Secretary.
Military career
Educated at Ilminster Grammar School,[1] Callander was commissioned into the Royal Munster Fusiliers in 1915 during the First World War.[2] He transferred to Leicestershire Regiment in 1922[2] and went to the North West Frontier in India in 1938.[2] He served during the Second World War. During this time, he commanded the 76th Infantry Division, before being assigned General Officer Commanding 4th Division in Greece in December 1944.[2] In 1945 he took the unconditional surrender at Knossos of German Forces serving in Crete under General Benthag.[3]
He became General Officer Commanding 2nd Division in the British Army of the Rhine in 1949 and Director General of Military Training at the War Office in 1948.[2] He was appointed Military Secretary in 1954 and retired in 1957.[2] From 1954 to 1963 he was Colonel of the Royal Leicestershire Regiment.[4]
References
- ↑ "Ilminster Grammar School". Archived from the original on 26 July 2008.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 Liddell Hart Centre for Military Archives
- ↑ Beevor, Antony (2005). Crete: The Battle and the Resistance. John Murray. p. 176. ISBN 978-0-7195-6831-2.
- ↑ "The Leicestershire Regiment". regiments.org. Archived from the original on 8 January 2007. Retrieved 9 July 2016.
| Military offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Alfred Dudley Ward |
General Officer Commanding the 4th Division 1945–1946 |
Succeeded by Ernest Down |
| Preceded by Philip Balfour |
General Officer Commanding the 2nd Division 1949–1951 |
Succeeded by Basil Coad |
| Preceded by Sir Euan Miller |
Military Secretary 1954–1957 |
Succeeded by Sir Hugh Stockwell |