lieutenant Chief Scout Engineer Officer
Morrison attended Pangbourne College where he was Chief Cadet (ie head boy) and Captain of the English Schools Rugby Football Union (15 group). He continued his education at the Britannia Royal Naval College in Dartmouth where he was awarded the Queen"s Telescope and Pembroke College, Cambridge, where he graduated in 1966 with a Bachelor of Arts.
He also spent twelve years in the Royal Navy. Education and military service In the Royal Navy he served as an Engineer Officer, retiring in 1973 with the rank of Lieutenant at which time he took over the running the 560-acre (23 km2) family farm in West Fenton, Scotland. Scouting service After retiring from the Royal Navy Morrison subsequently began a number of Scouting appointments.
He was named Area Commissioner for East Lothian the same year and was then appointed Chief Commissioner for Scotland in 1981.
During this time he attended the 15th World Scout Jamboree in Canada. After acting as Deputy Leader of the United Kingdom contingent at the Australian World Scout Jamboree in 1987, he was appointed Chief Scout the following year, a position he held for eight years.
He was a reforming Chief Scout. During his tenure girls were admitted to Scouting and rules and uniforms were relaxed.
Farming Garth Morrison"s farm in West Fenton, East Lothian provided grains for brewers and distillers in Scotland.
Membership of the Society of High Constables and Guard of Honour at the Palace of Holyroodhouse Membership of the Lothian and Borders Committee of the Royal Jubilee and Prince"s Trust Trustee of the Lamp of Lothian Collegiate Trust Appointment as Deputy Lieutenant of East Lothian in 1984 Appointment as Lord Lieutenant of East Lothian in 2001 Morrison was appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire (Commander of the Order of the British Empire), for services to Scouting, in the 1994 New Year Honours. On 30 November 2007 Morrison was appointed to the Order of the Thistle by Queen Elizabeth World War II
