Career
In 1949 he was appointed the first Commander of the Ceylon Army and played a major role in establishing it as a regular army from the volunteer Ceylon Defence Force till 1952. On returning to the United Kingdom he was given various postings in England and Scotland before in 1955 being appointed factor (land agent and manager) of Her Majesty The Queen"s private Estate at Balmoral, Aberdeenshire where he lived until his death. After leaving the army was appointed the Regiment"s Colonel of his old Regiment the Gordon Highlanders.
He succeeded his sonless paternal uncle as 19th earl of Caithness.
In 1947 while posted to Germany another daughter (Bridget), was born and the next year in Burma, Malcolm, Lord Berriedale was born.
