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Major-General Sir John Swinton of Kimmerghame, KCVO, OBE, DL (21 April 1925 – 4 October 2018) was a British Army officer who served as Major-General commanding the Household Division and General Officer Commanding London District from 1976 until his retirement in 1979.
- 1944–79
- British Army
Oct 16, 2018 · MAJOR General Sir John Swinton of Kimmerghame, who has died aged 93, had a distinguished career in the Scots Guards and then was a well-respected figure in the Borders, serving as a hard-working...
- The Herald Staff
Oct 11, 2018 · Major-General Sir John Swinton of Kimmerghame, KCVO, OBE. His many friends in Berwickshire and beyond learnt of the death of Major-General Sir John Swinton with great sadness. He died...
Maj.-Gen. Sir John Swinton was invested as a Knight Commander, Royal Victorian Order (K.C.V.O.). He was invested as a Officer, Order of the British Empire (O.B.E.). He held the office of Deputy Lieutenant (D.L.). He lived at Kimmerghame, Duns, Berwickshire, Scotland.
Old Kimmerghame house and estate was purchased in 1770 by Captain Archibald Swinton of Manderston, who later sold it in 1803. However his son John Swinton acquired Kimmerghame in 1850 from his aunt Mary Campbell of Blythswood.
- Swintons of Kimmerghame
- Baronial
- 9 October 1981
- Scottish Borders
Oct 16, 2018 · Major General Sir John Swinton, who has died aged 93, saw active service in the Second World War and in the Malaya Emergency while serving with the Scots Guards.
Major General Sir John Swinton died peacefully at his home, Kimmerghame, Berwickshire, on 4th October 2018, aged 93. His immediate forebears had lived there for several generations, but before that the Swintons had been a significant presence in the Borders for centuries.
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