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

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, 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

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in 1978 (qualifying as a

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- psc), and was promoted to

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the same year. He then served on the staff of

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Eastern District 1979–1980. From 1981 to 1983 he was Commanding Officer of 'Q' (Sanna's Post) Battery, 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

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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

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1988–1990. He was promoted to lieutenant-colonel 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 Officer Training Corps 1992–1994. Sir Guy was

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to The Queen and Deputy

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1994–1999. On his retirement he was appointed to be an Extra Equerry to The Queen.Appendix to Court Circular, 29 July 1999.
/ref> 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 LVO in 1999, and is a Deputy Lieutenant of the

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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)
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