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[[Lieutenant-General]] '''Sir Terence Douglas Herbert McMeekin''' [[Order of the Bath|KCB]] [[Order of the British Empire|OBE]] (27 September 1918 - 3 August 1984) is a former [[British Army]] officer who commanded [[3rd Mechanised Division (United Kingdom)|3rd Mechanised Division]].
[[Lieutenant-general (United Kingdom)|Lieutenant-General]] '''Sir Terence Douglas Herbert McMeekin''' {{post-nominals|country=GBR|size=100%|KCB|OBE}} (27 September 1918 – 3 August 1984) was a [[British Army]] officer who commanded [[3rd (United Kingdom) Division|3rd Division]].


==Military career==
==Military career==
McMeekin was [[Commissioned officer|commissioned]] into the [[Royal Artillery]] in 1938.<ref name=lh>[http://www.kcl.ac.uk/lhcma/locreg/MCMEEKIN.shtml Liddell Hart Centre for Military Archives]</ref> He served in [[World War II]] as a general staff officer before becoming Brigade Major, Royal Artillery for [[1st Airborne Division (United Kingdom)|1st Airborne Division]] in 1945.<ref name=lh/> He was appointed Commanding Officer of 29th Field Regiment, Royal Artillery in 1960, Chief Instructor (Tactics) at the [[Royal School of Artillery|School of Artillery]] at [[Larkhill]] in 1962 and Commander of [[28th Infantry Brigade (United Kingdom)|28th Commonwealth Infantry Brigade Group]] in [[Malaya]] in 1964.<ref name=lh/> He went on to be Director of Public Relations (Army) at the [[Ministry of Defence (United Kingdom)|Ministry of Defence]] in 1967, [[General Officer Commanding]] [[3rd Mechanised Division (United Kingdom)|3rd Infantry Division]] in 1968 and Commandant of the [[Joint Service Defence College|National Defence College]] in 1970.<ref name=lh/> His last appointment was as General Officer Commanding [[Aldershot Command|South East District]] in 1972 before retiring in 1975.<ref name=lh/>
McMeekin was [[Officer (armed forces)|commissioned]] into the [[Royal Artillery]] in 1938.<ref name=lh>{{cite web|url=http://www.kcl.ac.uk/lhcma/locreg/MCMEEKIN.shtml |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121002233611/http://www.kcl.ac.uk/lhcma/locreg/MCMEEKIN.shtml |url-status=dead |archive-date=2 October 2012 |title= Terence McMeekin |publisher=Liddell Hart Centre for Military Archives|accessdate=8 June 2020}}</ref> He served in [[World War II]] as a general staff officer before becoming Brigade Major, Royal Artillery for [[1st Airborne Division (United Kingdom)|1st Airborne Division]] in 1945.<ref name=lh/> He was appointed Commanding Officer of 29th Field Regiment, Royal Artillery in 1960, Chief Instructor (Tactics) at the [[Royal School of Artillery|School of Artillery]] at [[Larkhill]] in 1962 and Commander of [[28th Infantry Brigade (United Kingdom)|28th Commonwealth Infantry Brigade Group]] in [[Federation of Malaya|Malaya]] in 1964, where his troops were responsible for capturing numerous [[Indonesia]]n raiding forces, most prominently at [[Landing at Kesang River|Kesang River]] on 29 October 1964.<ref name=lh/> He went on to be Director of Public Relations (Army) at the [[Ministry of Defence (United Kingdom)|Ministry of Defence]] in 1967, [[General Officer Commanding]] (GOC) [[3rd (United Kingdom) Division|3rd Division]] in 1968 and Commandant of the [[Joint Service Defence College|National Defence College]] in 1970.<ref name=lh/> His last appointment was as GOC [[South-Eastern District (British Army)|South East District]] in 1972 before retiring in 1975.<ref name=lh/>


In retirement he was Lieutenant of the [[Tower of London]] from 1981 and 1983 and a Freeman of the [[City of London]].<ref name=memorial>[http://www.wishful-thinking.org.uk/genuki/GLS/Beverstone/MIs.html Memorial inscriptions] St Mary's Church, Beverston</ref>
In retirement he was Lieutenant of the [[Tower of London]] from 1981 and 1983 and a Freeman of the [[City of London]].<ref name=memorial>[https://web.archive.org/web/20070514194815/http://www.wishful-thinking.org.uk/genuki/GLS/Beverstone/MIs.html Memorial inscriptions] St Mary's Church, Beverston</ref>


He lived at the Old Rectory in [[Beverston]] in [[Gloucestershire]] and there is a memorial to him at St Mary's Church there.<ref name=memorial/>
He lived at the Old Rectory in [[Beverston]] in [[Gloucestershire]] and there is a memorial to him at St Mary's Church there.<ref name=memorial/>


==References==
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==External links==
*[https://artuk.org/discover/artworks/major-general-t-d-h-mcmeekin-19181984-cb-obe-commandant-19701972-42713 Portrait of Sir Terence McMeekin]


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Latest revision as of 11:26, 11 August 2024

Terence McMeekin
Born(1918-09-27)27 September 1918
China
Died3 August 1984(1984-08-03) (aged 65)
Tetbury, Gloucestershire
Allegiance United Kingdom
Service / branch British Army
Years of service1938–1975
RankLieutenant-General
Service number77531
UnitRoyal Artillery
Commands29th Field Regiment, Royal Artillery
28th Commonwealth Infantry Brigade Group
3rd Division
National Defence College
South East District
Battles / warsWorld War II
Indonesia–Malaysia confrontation
AwardsKnight Commander of the Order of the Bath
Officer of the Order of the British Empire

Lieutenant-General Sir Terence Douglas Herbert McMeekin KCB OBE (27 September 1918 – 3 August 1984) was a British Army officer who commanded 3rd Division.

Military career

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McMeekin was commissioned into the Royal Artillery in 1938.[1] He served in World War II as a general staff officer before becoming Brigade Major, Royal Artillery for 1st Airborne Division in 1945.[1] He was appointed Commanding Officer of 29th Field Regiment, Royal Artillery in 1960, Chief Instructor (Tactics) at the School of Artillery at Larkhill in 1962 and Commander of 28th Commonwealth Infantry Brigade Group in Malaya in 1964, where his troops were responsible for capturing numerous Indonesian raiding forces, most prominently at Kesang River on 29 October 1964.[1] He went on to be Director of Public Relations (Army) at the Ministry of Defence in 1967, General Officer Commanding (GOC) 3rd Division in 1968 and Commandant of the National Defence College in 1970.[1] His last appointment was as GOC South East District in 1972 before retiring in 1975.[1]

In retirement he was Lieutenant of the Tower of London from 1981 and 1983 and a Freeman of the City of London.[2]

He lived at the Old Rectory in Beverston in Gloucestershire and there is a memorial to him at St Mary's Church there.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e "Terence McMeekin". Liddell Hart Centre for Military Archives. Archived from the original on 2 October 2012. Retrieved 8 June 2020.
  2. ^ a b Memorial inscriptions St Mary's Church, Beverston
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Military offices
Preceded by GOC 3rd Division
1968−1970 		Succeeded by
Preceded by GOC South East District
1972−1974 		Succeeded by
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