!SOURCE: Rev. Dr. Donald MacKinnon and Alick Morrison, THE MACLEODS:
THE GENEALOGY OF A CLAN, Section III, "MacLeod Cadet Families",
Edinburgh, The Clan MacLeod Society, 1970, p. 194.
Roderick (William), born o 15th January 1905 and educated at
Wellington College and R.M.A. Woolwich. He was commissioned in the
Royal Artillery in 1925. He was present at operations N.W. Frontier India
1931-45. Director of Military Defence College 1947. Assistant
Commandant Staff College 1948-49. Commander Royal Artillery 7th
Armoured Division 1950. Director of Military Operations War Office
1951-54. G.O.C. 6th Armoured Division 1955-56. Chief Army Instructor
Imperial Defence College 1957. Deputy Chief of Defence Staff 1957-60.
Commander British Forces Hong Kong 1960-61. General 1961.
G.O.C.-in-C. Eastern Command 1962-65. A.D.C. (Gen.) to the Queen
1963-65. D.L.Surrey 1967. G.B.E. 1964. K.C.B. 1958. Commander Order
of Leopold II 1946. Chevalier Legion of Honour 1945. Croix de Guerre
avec Palme 1945. He married (1) 1933, Camilla Rachel Hunter (died
1942), daughter of Sir Godfrey Fell, K.C.I.E., C.S.P., O.B.E., with issue.
He married (2) in 1946, Mary Vavasour Lloyd Thomas, M.B.E. (nee
Driver), widow of Major R.J.H. Thomas, M.V.O., R.H.A.