Alan MacDougall Ritchie


Alan MacDougall Ritchie

Born(1893-06-25)25 June 1893
Died30 April 1964(1964-04-30) (aged 70)
AllegianceUnited Kingdom
BranchBritish Army
RankBrigadier
UnitArgyll and Sutherland Highlanders
Commands21st (East Africa) Infantry Brigade (1941–43)
26th (East Africa) Infantry Brigade (1941)
1st Battalion, Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders (1937–1939)
1st Battalion, Royal Scots (1918–1919)
ConflictsFirst World War
Arab revolt in Palestine
Second World War
AwardsDistinguished Service Order
Officer of the Order of the British Empire
Mentioned in Despatches
Order of the Redeemer (Greece)

Brigadier Alan MacDougall Ritchie, DSO, OBE (25 June 1893 – 30 April 1964) was an officer in the British Army during the First and the Second World Wars.