Sir Bernard Fergusson
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Brigadier The Right Honourable The Lord Ballantrae KT, GCMG, GCVO, DSO, OBE |
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| 10th Governor-General of New Zealand | |
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In office 9 November 1962 – 20 October 1967 |
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| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Preceded by | The Viscount Cobham |
| Succeeded by | Sir Arthur Porritt |
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| Born | 6 May 1911 |
| Died | 28 November 1980 (aged 69) |
| Nationality | British |
| Relations |
David Boyle, 7th Earl of Glasgow (grandfather) Sir James Fergusson (grandfather) Sir Charles Fergusson (father) |
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| Allegiance |
 United Kingdom
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| Service/branch |
 British Army
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| Years of service | 1931–1958 |
| Rank | Brigadier |
| Unit | Black Watch |
| Commands | 1st Battalion, Black Watch Director of Combined Operations 16th Infantry Brigade |
| Battles/wars |
Arab revolt in Palestine Second World War Palestine Emergency |
| Awards |
Distinguished Service Order Officer of the Order of the British Empire Mentioned in Despatches |
Brigadier Bernard Edward Fergusson, Baron Ballantrae, KT, GCMG, GCVO, DSO, OBE (6 May 1911 – 28 November 1980) was a British Army officer, a military historian and the last British-born Governor-General of New Zealand.
Fergusson was born on 6 May 1911, the third son and fourth child of Sir Charles Fergusson, 7th Baronet and his wife Lady Alice Mary Boyle, a daughter of David Boyle, 7th Earl of Glasgow. His older brother was Sir James Fergusson, 8th Baronet of Kilkerran. Both his grandfathers had previously served as Governors of New Zealand and his father had served as Governor-General.
Fergusson married Laura Margaret Grenfell (born 14 April 1920, died 1979) on 22 November 1950 and they had one child, Hon George Duncan Raukawa Fergusson (born 30 September 1955) who served as British High Commissioner to New Zealand from 2006 to 2010 and Governor of Bermuda from 2012.
Laura Grenfell was accidentally killed in 1979 when gales blew a tree onto the car in which she was travelling.
Fergusson was educated at Eton College and the Royal Military College, Sandhurst. From the latter, he was commissioned as a second lieutenant into the Black Watch on 27 August 1931. He was promoted to lieutenant on 27 August 1934. He served with the 2nd Battalion of his regiment in the British Mandate of Palestine during the Arab revolt and later became aide-de-camp (ADC) to Major General Archibald Wavell, then General Officer Commanding (GOC) of the 2nd Infantry Division in England, on 11 March 1937. In October 1937, he was on secondment to the Green Howards. Fergusson was promoted to captain on 27 August 1939, only a few days before the outbreak of the Second World War.
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