Maurice Drummond
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Sir Maurice Charles Andrew Drummond KBE CMG DSO
(30 November 1877 – 21 February 1957) was a British soldier who was also a senior officer of the Metropolitan Police
.
. Eric Drummond, 7th Earl of Perth
was his elder brother. On 4 May 1904 he married Ida Mary, daughter of George James Drummond of Swaylands House, Penshurst
, by his wife Elizabeth Cecile Sophia (née Norman), a granddaughter of John Henry Manners, 5th Duke of Rutland; they had issue and she died on 11 December 1966. Their granddaughter Gilian Elfrida Astley Elfin Soames was the first wife of Francis Egerton Grosvenor, 6th Baron Ebury, now the 8th Earl of Wilton
.
to Sir Bruce Hamilton
, the General Officer Commanding-in-Chief Scottish Command
, from 1912 to 1913. He rejoined his regiment in January 1914, and served during the First World War as a Deputy Assistant Adjutant General from 1915 to 1917 (being awarded the Distinguished Service Order
in 1916 and appointed a Chevalier of the Legion of Honour in 1917) and Assistant Adjutant General from 1917 to 1918. After the War he was again an AAG from 1920 to 1923 before serving as Director (Staff Duties) at the Air Ministry
from 1923 to 1927.
in the Metropolitan Police from 1933 to 1935, Assistant Commissioner
in 1935 and Deputy Commissioner
from 1935 to 1946. He was made an Officer of the Venerable Order of St John in 1938 and a Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire
in the Birthday Honours of 1939.
Distinguished Service Order
The Distinguished Service Order is a military decoration of the United Kingdom, and formerly of other parts of the British Commonwealth and Empire, awarded for meritorious or distinguished service by officers of the armed forces during wartime, typically in actual combat.Instituted on 6 September...
(30 November 1877 – 21 February 1957) was a British soldier who was also a senior officer of the Metropolitan Police
Metropolitan police
Metropolitan Police is a generic title for the municipal police force for a major metropolitan area, and it may be part of the official title of the force...
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Family
He was the second son of James David Drummond, 8th Viscount of Strathallan by his second wife Margaret, daughter of William Smythe of Methven CastleMethven Castle
Methven Castle is a 17th-century house situated east of Methven, in Perth and Kinross, Scotland.-History:The lands of Methven were owned by the Mowbray family from the 12th century. The Mowbrays supported the claim of John Balliol against Robert the Bruce, and on the latter's victory, Methven was...
. Eric Drummond, 7th Earl of Perth
Eric Drummond, 7th Earl of Perth
James Eric Drummond, 16th Earl of Perth, GCMG, CB was a Scottish representative peer, a British diplomat and the first Secretary General of the League of Nations...
was his elder brother. On 4 May 1904 he married Ida Mary, daughter of George James Drummond of Swaylands House, Penshurst
Penshurst
Penshurst is a village and civil parish in the Sevenoaks district of Kent, England. The parish is located on the northern slopes of the Weald, west of Tonbridge. Within the parish boundaries are the two villages of Penshurst and Fordcombe, with a combined population of some 1,479 persons. The...
, by his wife Elizabeth Cecile Sophia (née Norman), a granddaughter of John Henry Manners, 5th Duke of Rutland; they had issue and she died on 11 December 1966. Their granddaughter Gilian Elfrida Astley Elfin Soames was the first wife of Francis Egerton Grosvenor, 6th Baron Ebury, now the 8th Earl of Wilton
Earl of Wilton
Earl of Wilton, of Wilton Castle in the County of Hereford, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created in 1801 for Thomas Egerton, 1st Baron Grey de Wilton, along with the subsidiary title of Viscount Grey de Wilton, also in the Peerage of the United Kingdom...
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Military service
Commissioned into the Black Watch (Royal Highlanders), Drummond was as an aide-de-campAide-de-camp
An aide-de-camp is a personal assistant, secretary, or adjutant to a person of high rank, usually a senior military officer or a head of state...
to Sir Bruce Hamilton
Bruce Hamilton (British Army officer)
General Sir Bruce Meade Hamilton GCB, KCVO was a British Army General during World War I.-Military career:...
, the General Officer Commanding-in-Chief Scottish Command
Scottish Command
-History:The Command was established in 1905 at Edinburgh Castle but moved to Craigiehall in the early 1950s.Since 1936 the General Officer Commanding Scottish Command has also always been appointed Governor of Edinburgh Castle....
, from 1912 to 1913. He rejoined his regiment in January 1914, and served during the First World War as a Deputy Assistant Adjutant General from 1915 to 1917 (being awarded the Distinguished Service Order
Distinguished Service Order
The Distinguished Service Order is a military decoration of the United Kingdom, and formerly of other parts of the British Commonwealth and Empire, awarded for meritorious or distinguished service by officers of the armed forces during wartime, typically in actual combat.Instituted on 6 September...
in 1916 and appointed a Chevalier of the Legion of Honour in 1917) and Assistant Adjutant General from 1917 to 1918. After the War he was again an AAG from 1920 to 1923 before serving as Director (Staff Duties) at the Air Ministry
Air Ministry
The Air Ministry was a department of the British Government with the responsibility of managing the affairs of the Royal Air Force, that existed from 1918 to 1964...
from 1923 to 1927.
Police service
Drummond was a Deputy Assistant CommissionerDeputy Assistant Commissioner
Deputy assistant commissioner is a rank in London's Metropolitan Police Service between assistant commissioner and commander. It is equivalent to deputy chief constable in other British police forces and wears the same insignia: a pip above crossed tipstaves within a wreath.The rank was introduced...
in the Metropolitan Police from 1933 to 1935, Assistant Commissioner
Assistant Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis
Assistant Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis, usually just Assistant Commissioner , is the third highest rank in London's Metropolitan Police, ranking below Deputy Commissioner and above Deputy Assistant Commissioner. There are usually four officers in the rank...
in 1935 and Deputy Commissioner
Deputy Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis
The Deputy Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis, commonly referred to simply as the Deputy Commissioner, is the second-in-command of London's Metropolitan Police Service. The rank is senior to Assistant Commissioner, but junior by one rank to Commissioner...
from 1935 to 1946. He was made an Officer of the Venerable Order of St John in 1938 and a Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire
Order of the British Empire
The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is an order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by George V of the United Kingdom. The Order comprises five classes in civil and military divisions...
in the Birthday Honours of 1939.