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Archibald Stirling (British Army officer)

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Stirling relinquished his commission as lieutenant colonel in the Territorial Army Reserve on 30 September 1921, but was appointed colonel in the Regular Army Reserve of Officers on 1 March 1922. Having reached the age limit, he relinquished his commission in the Army Reserve as well on 9 December
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with two clasps. He retired from the service on 17 June 1903, receiving a gratuity, and became a captain in the Reserve of Officers. On 23 January 1904 he joined the
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In 1920, Stirling became a member of the War Office Committee of Enquiry into "Shell-shock", which published its final report in 1922.
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in Egypt in 1916. He was transferred to the Territorial Force Reserve as a lieutenant colonel on 19 September 1916.
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on 1 April 1908. He was promoted to lieutenant colonel on 18 August 1909, and was commanding officer of the
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on 24 June 1899. He served with the Egyptian Army from 1899 to 1900, and was awarded the
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of Keir. The current Laird of the Keir estate is the younger Stirling's nephew
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Stirling was married in 1910 to the Hon. Margaret Fraser, fourth daughter of
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Report of the War Office Committee of Enquiry into "Shell-Shock"
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Who's Who of British Members of Parliament, Volume II 1886–1918
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1922, retaining his rank and the right to wear the uniform.
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was his elder brother and Stirling was heir-presumptive to
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with clasp for Soudan. Following the outbreak of the
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The battalion was attached to the 201:and his wife Lady Anna Maria, second daughter of 793: 822:Military personnel from Stirling (council area) 631:(Supplement). 22 November 1918. p. 13714. 613:(Supplement). 18 September 1916. p. 9112. 837:British Army personnel of the Second Boer War 333:For his service during the war, Stirling was 842:British Army cavalry generals of World War I 595:(Supplement). 9 February 1916. p. 1566. 649:(Supplement). 10 January 1922. p. 350. 181:who also served as a Member of Parliament. 709:: CS1 maint: location missing publisher ( 667:(Supplement). 16 March 1922. p. 2218. 195:Sir William Stirling-Maxwell, 9th Baronet 146:Sir William Stirling-Maxwell, 9th Baronet 677: 659: 641: 623: 605: 587: 569: 551: 533: 515: 482: 462: 356: 184: 207:Sir John Stirling-Maxwell, 10th Baronet 794: 413:Michael Stenton and Stephen Lees eds, 817:Nobility from Stirling (council area) 439: 437: 435: 433: 431: 429: 427: 425: 423: 409: 407: 405: 403: 401: 399: 397: 832:Alumni of Trinity College, Cambridge 417:, Harvester Press, 1978, p. 339–340. 501:"The War – Embarcation of Troops". 377:, when he unsuccessfully contested 203:the 10th Earl of Leven and Melville 13: 559:. 25 September 1908. p. 6943. 420: 394: 249: 14: 893: 721: 743:Parliament of the United Kingdom 685:. 8 December 1922. p. 8719. 827:People educated at Eton College 689: 671: 653: 635: 617: 599: 581: 577:. 25 January 1910. p. 620. 541:. 22 January 1904. p. 474. 189:Stirling was born at Keir near 563: 545: 527: 509: 494: 476: 456: 379:Kinross and Western Perthshire 266:in 1889. He was promoted from 1: 877:Unionist Party (Scotland) MPs 523:. 16 June 1903. p. 3784. 490:. 11 July 1899. p. 4279. 387: 326:at Gallipoli in 1915 and the 42:18 February 1931 (aged 63-64) 472:. 31 May 1892. p. 3208. 375:the general election of 1918 240:Sir Archibald David Stirling 7: 782:Kinross and West Perthshire 337:twice, and was awarded the 290:for South Africa on the SS 16:British army officer and MP 10: 898: 882:Territorial Force officers 699:. 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Index

British Army
Brigadier General
Scots Guards
2nd Dismounted Brigade
Highland Mounted Brigade
2nd Lovat Scouts
Mahdist War
Second Boer War
First World War
Mentioned in Despatches
Sir William Stirling-Maxwell, 9th Baronet
Sir David Stirling
Brigadier General
DL
Keir
Cawdor
British Army
Dunblane
Sir William Stirling-Maxwell, 9th Baronet
Pollok
the 10th Earl of Leven and Melville
Sir John Stirling-Maxwell, 10th Baronet
the baronetcy
the 13th Lord Lovat
Guards' Club
Carlton Club
Turf Club
Lieutenant-Colonel
Sir Archibald David Stirling
Archie Stirling

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