David Egerton (British Army officer)
| Sir David Egerton, Bt | |
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Virtuti non armis fido | |
| Born | 24 July 1914 |
| Died | 17 November 2010 |
| Alma mater | Stowe and RMA Woolwich |
| Occupation | General, Royal Artillery |
| Spouse(s) | Margaret née Inge |
| Parent(s) |
Wion Egerton (f); Anita née David (m) |
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Major-General Sir David Boswell Egerton, 16th Baronet, CB, OBE, MC (1914–2010) was a British Army officer from the aristocratic Egerton family whose cousins were seated at Oulton Park, Cheshire.[1]
Egerton's immediate family was a cadet branch of the ancient and noble Egerton family seated at Oulton since the Middle Ages. His father, Wion Egerton, was born in the Punjab in 1879[2] and joined the Royal Navy, receiving the DSO in 1917 and later being appointed vice-admiral.[3] Admiral Egerton died in 1943 whilst his mother Anita, only daughter of Major Albert Rudolph David,[4] died in 1972. His grandfather, uncle of Sir Philip Grey-Egerton, 14th Baronet, was Field Marshal Sir Charles Egerton GCB DSO, formerly an Indian Army officer.
Career
Egerton was commissioned in the Royal Artillery and served with distinction in World War II. A career soldier, he was Director-General of Artillery in the MoD (1964–67), Vice-President and Senior Army Member Ordnance Board (1967–69), President (1969–70) and Colonel Commandant of the Royal Artillery until 1975. After being promoted to the rank of major-general he retired from the British Army and was appointed Secretary-General of the Association of Recognised English Language Services (1971–79).
Personal life
On 10 April 1946, Egerton married Margaret Gillian (died 24 August 2004), youngest daughter of the Revd Canon Charles Cuthbert Inge, Rector of Streatley, Berkshire.
In 2008 Egerton succeeded his second cousin, Sir John Grey-Egerton, 15th Baronet, in the family title. Having been known for many years as "Major-General Egerton", he chose not to assume the style of "Sir David Egerton".
Egerton and his wife had three children; William (now Sir William Egerton Bt, born 1949), who succeeded him in the baronetcy upon his death in 2010, and two daughters, Charlotte now Dixon (born 1950) and Caroline now White (born 1955).
Honours
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- Baronet, 2008 -
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- Order of the Bath (CB), 1968 -
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- Order of the British Empire (OBE), 1956 -
- Military Cross (MC), 1940
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| Baronetage of England | ||
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| Preceded by Sir John Grey-Egerton, 15th Baronet |
 Egerton baronets 2008–2010 |
Succeeded by Sir William Egerton, 17th Baronet |