Ronald Scobie

Sir Ronald Scobie

Date of birth	(1893-06-08)8 June 1893
Place of birth	Mandalay, British Burma[1]
Date of death	23 February 1969(1969-02-23) (aged 75)
Place of death	Aldershot, Hampshire, England[1]
Rugby union career
Position(s) Centre Amateur team(s) Years Team Apps (Points) Royal Military College () – Army Rugby Union () Provincial / State sides Years Team Apps (Points) 1914 Blues Trial () International career Years Team Apps (Points) 1914 Scotland 3 (0)
Military career
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Service / branch	British Army
Years of service	1914–1947
Rank	Lieutenant-General
Unit	Royal Engineers
Commands	III Corps 70th Infantry Division
Battles / wars	First World War Second World War Greek Civil War
Awards	Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire Companion of the Order of the Bath Military Cross Mentioned in Despatches (4) War Cross (Czechoslovakia) Silver Cross of the Virtuti Militari (Poland)

Lieutenant-General Sir Ronald MacKenzie Scobie, KBE, CB, MC (8 June 1893 – 23 February 1969)^[2] was a senior British Army officer who fought in both the First and Second World Wars, where he commanded the 70th Infantry Division and later III Corps.^[3] He was also a Scotland international rugby union player.^[4]