Back برنارد فيرجسون ARZ Bernard Fergusson, Baron Ballantrae German برنارد ادوارد فرگوسن، بارون بالانترا Persian Bernard Fergusson French ברנרד פרגוסון HE Bernard Fergusson Italian Bernard Fergusson NB Bernard Fergusson Polish Bernard Fergusson Portuguese Фергюссон, Бернард Russian
The Lord Ballantrae | |
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.jpg) Fergusson in 1963 | |
| 10th Governor-General of New Zealand | |
| In office 9 November 1962 – 20 October 1967 | |
| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Prime Minister | Keith Holyoake |
| Preceded by | The Viscount Cobham |
| Succeeded by | The Lord Porritt |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 6 May 1911 |
| Died | 28 November 1980 (aged 69) London, England |
| Nationality | British |
| Children | George Fergusson |
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| Relatives | David Boyle, 7th Earl of Glasgow (grandfather) Sir James Fergusson (grandfather) |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | United Kingdom |
| Branch/service | British Army |
| Years of service | 1931–1958 |
| Rank | Brigadier |
| Unit | Black Watch |
| Commands | 1st Battalion, Black Watch 16th Infantry Brigade |
| Battles/wars | Arab revolt in Palestine Second World War Palestine Emergency |
| Awards | Distinguished Service Order Officer of the Order of the British Empire Mentioned in Despatches |
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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.
- ^ "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.)