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Bernard Fergusson, Baron Ballantrae

The Lord Ballantrae
Fergusson in 1963
10th Governor-General of New Zealand
In office
9 November 1962 – 20 October 1967
MonarchElizabeth II
Prime MinisterKeith Holyoake
Preceded byThe Viscount Cobham
Succeeded byThe Lord Porritt
Personal details
Born(1911-05-06)6 May 1911
Died28 November 1980(1980-11-28) (aged 69)
London, England
NationalityBritish
ChildrenGeorge Fergusson
Parent
RelativesDavid Boyle, 7th Earl of Glasgow (grandfather)
Sir James Fergusson (grandfather)
Military service
AllegianceUnited Kingdom
Branch/serviceBritish Army
Years of service1931–1958
RankBrigadier
UnitBlack Watch
Commands1st Battalion, Black Watch
16th Infantry Brigade
Battles/warsArab revolt in Palestine
Second World War
Palestine Emergency
AwardsDistinguished Service Order
Officer of the Order of the British Empire
Mentioned in Despatches

Brigadier Bernard Edward Fergusson, Baron Ballantrae, KT, GCMG, GCVO, DSO, OBE (6 May 1911 – 28 November 1980)[1] was a British Army officer and military historian who served as the tenth governor-general of New Zealand from 1962 to 1967. He was the last British-born person to hold the position.

  1. ^ "Fergusson, Bernard Edward, Baron Ballantrae (1911–1980), army officer and governor-general of New Zealand". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. 2004. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/31102. Retrieved 13 October 2024. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)

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