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Major General David McDowall, CBE (born 16 August 1954) is a former British Army officer who commanded the 2nd Division from 2007 to 2009.

Military career

McDowall joined the British Army as a private in the Royal Corps of Signals at the age of 18. He was commissioned into the corps in 1981, and later commanded a squadron in operations in Northern Ireland and a regiment in operations during the Bosnian War. He went on to be commander 1st Signal Brigade and then Signal Officer-in-Chief, before being appointed General Officer Commanding 2nd Division and Governor of Edinburgh Castle in 2007 and retiring in 2009.

McDowall has served as a member of the British Government's Panel on Fair Access to the Professions, and military advisor to the First Minister of Scotland.

In 2024, he became President of the Royal Scottish Pipe Band Association.

Family

McDowall is married to Valerie; they have two sons and a daughter.

References

1. ^ Scotland's top soldier on his rise through the ranks from council estate to top brass Daily Record, 11 August 2008
2. "No. 48928". The London Gazette (Supplement). 22 March 1982. p. 4009.
3. Recent Branch Activities Archived 11 September 2010 at the Wayback Machine the Mercury, 2003/4
4. "No. 58330". The London Gazette. 18 May 2007. p. 7193.
5. Army Commands Archived 5 July 2015 at the Wayback Machine
6. David McDowall interview: The class warrior The Scotsman, 29 January 2009
7. Salmond faces flak on recruitment of military adviser Glasgow Herald, 9 October 2009
8. "Officials". RSPBA. Retrieved 28 August 2024.

• 1954 births
• Living people
• British Army major generals
• Royal Corps of Signals officers
• Commanders of the Order of the British Empire
• NATO personnel in the Bosnian War
• British military personnel of The Troubles (Northern Ireland)