Gillean Maclaine

Gillean Robert Maclaine of Lochbuie, Baron of Moy (3 January 1921 – 5 May 1970) was the 25th hereditary Chief of Clan Maclaine of Lochbuie.

Son of Kenneth Douglas Lorne MacLaine, Baron of Moy, 24th of Lochbuie, and Olive Marguerite Stewart- Richardson, Lady Moy. Married Noreen Olive Beadon; one son, Lorne Maclaine.[1]

In August 1942 he received an emergency commission into The Black Watch (Royal Highland Regiment) and immediately transferred to the Glider Pilot Regiment. By 1944 he was serving as Section Commander, F Squadron ( No. 2 Wing), The Glider Pilot Regiment, part of the Airborne Forces at Arnhem. By the time of his retirement, as an Hon. Captain on 25 November 1953, he had transferred back to The Black Watch.

References

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Beauclerk Dewar, Peter (2001). Burke's landed gentry of Great Britain Vol 1 Scotland. Burke's Peerage & Gentry. p. 923. ISBN 978-0-9711966-0-5.

  1. ^ "Burke's Peerage". Burke's Peerage. 1 August 2024. Retrieved 1 August 2024.
Baronage of Scotland
Preceded by
Kenneth Maclaine
Baron of Moy
1935-1970
Succeeded by