Sir Guy Campbell, 5th Baronet
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Colonel Sir Guy Theophilus Halswell Campbell, 5th Baronet OBE
, MC
(18 January 1910 – 19 July 1993) was a British
soldier. Sir Guy's branch of the Campbell Baronets
, of St Cross Mede, were created in 1815 with Sir Guy Campbell, 1st Baronet
.
, Rottingdean
, Eton College
and the University of St Andrews
.
in 1932. With the outbreak of the Second World War in 1939, he was attached to the Camel Corps of the Sudan Defence Force
, commanding the 2nd and 7th Nuba Battalions. Serving in Abyssinia, he was wounded and received the Military Cross
in 1941. A year later he was promoted to captain and in 1945, he acted as brigadier-general in the Force's headquarter. Campbell was sent to the British embassy in Cairo
as adviser to Ralph Bunche
and to Folke Bernadotte
in 1948 and subsequently was despatched to Ethopia, where he received a gold medal by Emperor Haile Selassie. In 1951, he was transferred to the King's Royal Rifle Corps
.
He received command of the Kenya Regiment
with begin of the Mau Mau Uprising
in 1952. Campbell was awarded an Officer of the Order of the British Empire
and was promoted to lieutenant-colonel in 1954. After another two years he was appointed head of the military mission in Libya
until 1960. He was put on the reserve list in August and was granted an honorary colonelship. Five years later, having reached the age limit, he retired.
(whose real name was Elizabeth Holton) They had two sons. Lachlan and Rory. When Campbell died at the age of 83, he was succeeded in the baronetcy
by his older son Lachlan.
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...
, MC
Military Cross
The Military Cross is the third-level military decoration awarded to officers and other ranks of the British Armed Forces; and formerly also to officers of other Commonwealth countries....
(18 January 1910 – 19 July 1993) was a British
United Kingdom
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soldier. Sir Guy's branch of the Campbell Baronets
Campbell Baronets
There have been 19 Baronetcies created for persons with the surname Campbell, seven in the Baronetage of Nova Scotia and twelve in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom.-Campbell Baronets, of Glenorchy :...
, of St Cross Mede, were created in 1815 with Sir Guy Campbell, 1st Baronet
Sir Guy Campbell, 1st Baronet
Major-General Sir Guy Campbell, 1st Baronet, CB was a British Army officer, the eldest son of Lieutenant-General Colin Campbell and his wife Mary, daughter of Guy Johnson...
.
Background
He was the oldest son of Sir Guy Colin Campbell, 4th Baronet and his first wife Mary Arabella Swinnerton Kemeys-Tynte, daughter of Halswell Milborne Kemeys-Tynte. In 1960, he succeeded his father as baronet. Campbell was educated at St. Aubyns Preparatory SchoolSt. Aubyns Preparatory School
St. Aubyns Preparatory School is a private co-educational school in Rottingdean, East Sussex, England, catering for children from the ages of 3 to 13. The school was formally founded in 1895 but has origins in educational establishments founded in the 18th century by the then vicar of Rottingdean,...
, Rottingdean
Rottingdean
Rottingdean is a coastal village next to the town of Brighton and technically within the city of Brighton and Hove, in East Sussex, on the south coast of England...
, Eton College
Eton College
Eton College, often referred to simply as Eton, is a British independent school for boys aged 13 to 18. It was founded in 1440 by King Henry VI as "The King's College of Our Lady of Eton besides Wyndsor"....
and the University of St Andrews
University of St Andrews
The University of St Andrews, informally referred to as "St Andrews", is the oldest university in Scotland and the third oldest in the English-speaking world after Oxford and Cambridge. The university is situated in the town of St Andrews, Fife, on the east coast of Scotland. It was founded between...
.
Career
Campbell was commissioned into the King's Own Yorkshire Light InfantryKing's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry
The King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry was a regiment of the British Army. It officially existed from 1881 to 1968, but its predecessors go back to 1755. The regiment's traditions and history are now maintained by The Rifles.-The 51st Foot:...
in 1932. With the outbreak of the Second World War in 1939, he was attached to the Camel Corps of the Sudan Defence Force
Sudan Defence Force
The Sudan Defence Force was a Sudanese military unit formed in 1925, as its name indicates, to maintain the borders of the Sudan under the British administration...
, commanding the 2nd and 7th Nuba Battalions. Serving in Abyssinia, he was wounded and received the Military Cross
Military Cross
The Military Cross is the third-level military decoration awarded to officers and other ranks of the British Armed Forces; and formerly also to officers of other Commonwealth countries....
in 1941. A year later he was promoted to captain and in 1945, he acted as brigadier-general in the Force's headquarter. Campbell was sent to the British embassy in Cairo
Cairo
Cairo , is the capital of Egypt and the largest city in the Arab world and Africa, and the 16th largest metropolitan area in the world. Nicknamed "The City of a Thousand Minarets" for its preponderance of Islamic architecture, Cairo has long been a centre of the region's political and cultural life...
as adviser to Ralph Bunche
Ralph Bunche
Ralph Johnson Bunche or 1904December 9, 1971) was an American political scientist and diplomat who received the 1950 Nobel Peace Prize for his late 1940s mediation in Palestine. He was the first person of color to be so honored in the history of the Prize...
and to Folke Bernadotte
Folke Bernadotte
Folke Bernadotte, Count of Wisborg was a Swedish diplomat and nobleman noted for his negotiation of the release of about 31,000 prisoners from German concentration camps during World War II, including 450 Danish Jews from Theresienstadt released on 14 April 1945...
in 1948 and subsequently was despatched to Ethopia, where he received a gold medal by Emperor Haile Selassie. In 1951, he was transferred to the King's Royal Rifle Corps
King's Royal Rifle Corps
The King's Royal Rifle Corps was a British Army infantry regiment, originally raised in colonial North America as the Royal Americans, and recruited from American colonists. Later ranked as the 60th Regiment of Foot, the regiment served for more than 200 years throughout the British Empire...
.
He received command of the Kenya Regiment
Kenya Regiment
The Kenya Regiment was formed in 1937 and disbanded in May 1963.Volunteers were recalled in about 1950, with European settlers making up the main force. At the end of 1950 a call-up of eighteen-year-olds was introduced as the Mau Mau uprising was beginning...
with begin of the Mau Mau Uprising
Mau Mau Uprising
The Mau Mau Uprising was a military conflict that took place in Kenya between 1952 and 1960...
in 1952. Campbell was awarded an Officer 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...
and was promoted to lieutenant-colonel in 1954. After another two years he was appointed head of the military mission in Libya
Libya
Libya is an African country in the Maghreb region of North Africa bordered by the Mediterranean Sea to the north, Egypt to the east, Sudan to the southeast, Chad and Niger to the south, and Algeria and Tunisia to the west....
until 1960. He was put on the reserve list in August and was granted an honorary colonelship. Five years later, having reached the age limit, he retired.
Family
On 17 August 1956, he married the musical comedy star Lizbeth WebbLizbeth Webb
Elizabeth Holton , better known by her stage name, Lizbeth Webb, is a retired English soprano and stage actress. After entertaining British troops during World War II, Webb pursued a career in West End musicals, playing such roles as Sarah Brown in Guys and Dolls.-Early life and career:Webb was...
(whose real name was Elizabeth Holton) They had two sons. Lachlan and Rory. When Campbell died at the age of 83, he was succeeded in the baronetcy
Campbell Baronets
There have been 19 Baronetcies created for persons with the surname Campbell, seven in the Baronetage of Nova Scotia and twelve in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom.-Campbell Baronets, of Glenorchy :...
by his older son Lachlan.
Works
- The Charging Buffalo: A History of the Kenyan Regiment 1937–1963 (1986, Leo Cooper; ISBN 0-436-08290-X)