Lieutenant Colonel Sir Christopher Guy Dyke Acland, 6th Baronet (born 24 March 1946) was a

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officer and member of the

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Career

Acland was educated at Allhallows School and the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst, from where he commissioned into the

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in 1966. Acland served with the 26th Field Regiment, Royal Artillery, in the

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(

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) 1967–1970. He had further regimental duty with the

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in the United Kingdom and

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1970–1973, and the 22nd Air Defence Regiment Royal Artillery in BAOR and the United Kingdom 1974–1977. He attended the Staff College, Camberley in 1978 (qualifying as a

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- psc), and was promoted to major the same year. He then served on the staff of Headquarters Eastern District 1979–1980. From 1981 to 1983 he was Commanding Officer of 'Q' (Sanna's Post)

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, 5th Regiment Royal Artillery, in the BAOR. Sir Guy, now a

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, was then a staff officer ( SO2) in the Army Staff Duties Directorate of the Ministry of Defence in

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(1983–1985). He returned to regimental duties as second in command of the

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in the BAOR 1986–1988. Sir Guy then took his first post in the Royal Household, as Equerry to

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1988–1990. He was promoted to

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in 1990, and was a staff officer (SO1) in the Management Services Organisation 1990–1992. His last army posting before rejoining the Royal Household was as Commanding Officer, Southampton

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1992–1994. Sir Guy was Equerry to The Queen and Deputy

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1994–1999. After his retirement he was part-time Administrator, for the HSA Charitable Trust from 2001. Sir Guy succeeded to his

cy (as the 6th of the creation of 1890) in 1983. He was made an MVO in 1990, promoted to

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in 1999, and is a Deputy Lieutenant of the

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. He has been an Extra Equerry to The Queen since 1999.

Marriage and children

He married Christine Mary Carden Waring, daughter of Dr. John Waring, in 1971. They had two sons: * Alexander John Dyke Acland (born 29 May 1973) * Hugh Antony Waring Dyke Acland (born 23 April 1976)

References

ACLAND, Lt-Col Sir (Christopher) Guy (Dyke)
''Who's Who 2014'', A & C Black, 2014 (online edition, Oxford University Press, 2014) {{DEFAULTSORT:Acland, Guy 1946 births Living people Guy Graduates of the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst Graduates of the Staff College, Camberley Lieutenants of the Royal Victorian Order Royal Artillery officers Baronets in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom Deputy Lieutenants of the Isle of Wight Equerries People educated at Allhallows College