Commander of the Order of the British Empire on 5 July 1945 and he was twice mentioned in despatches during the campaign, for "gallant and distinguished services", on 22 March and 9 August 1945. As Richard Mead puts it: Post-war After the war Ritchie remained in the British Army, becoming GOC Scottish Command and Governor of Edinburgh Castle in 1945 and GOC Far East Land Forces in 1947. From December 1948 until retirement from the army, Ritchie held the ceremonial appointment of Aide-de-camp general to the King and from September 1950 he was colonel-in-chief of the Black Watch (Royal Highland Regiment), his old regiment. Following his retirement he emigrated to Canada, where he became a director of the Canadian subsidiary of Tanqueray Gordon & Co. and in 1954 became chairman of the Mercantile & General Reinsurance Co. of Canada. He died at the age of 86 in Toronto. Family On 4 December 1937 in Chelsea, he married Catherine Taylor Minnes (1901-1990), daughter of James Arnott Minnes, from Kingston, Ontario, Canada. Their children were Arnott Dugald Neil Ritchie and Isobel Anne Ritchie. Notes References Bibliography External links British Army Officers 1939−1945 Generals of World War II |- |- |- |- |- |- 1897 births 1983 deaths British Army generals British Army generals of World War II British Army personnel of World War I British Guiana people British military personnel of the 1936–1939 Arab revolt in Palestine Black Watch officers Commandeurs of the Légion d'honneur Commanders of the Legion of Merit Commanders of the Order of Orange-Nassau Companions of the Distinguished Service Order Graduates of the Royal Military College, Sandhurst Graduates of the Staff College, Camberley King's Own Royal Regiment officers Knights Commander of the Order of the Bath Knights Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire Knights of the Order of St John People educated at Lancing College Recipients of the Croix de Guerre 1939–1945 (France) Recipients of the Military Cross Recipients of the Silver Cross of the Virtuti Militari