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John Swinton of Kimmerghame. Major-General Sir John Swinton of Kimmerghame, KCVO, OBE, DL (21 April 1925 – 4 October 2018) was a British Army officer who served as Major-General commanding the Household Division and General Officer Commanding London District from 1976 until his retirement in 1979. He was the father of actress Tilda Swinton .
Oct 16, 2018 · MAJOR General Sir John Swinton of Kimmerghame, who has died aged 93, had a distinguished career in the Scots Guards and then was a well-respected figure in the Borders, serving as a hard-working ...
- The Herald Staff
Oct 16, 2018 · John Swinton, the son of Brigadier Alan Swinton MC, was born in London on April 21 1925. ... He had a great passion for his home at Kimmerghame in the Borders, his garden and planting trees in the ...
- Telegraph Obituaries
Oct 11, 2018 · Major-General Sir John Swinton of Kimmerghame, KCVO, OBE. His many friends in Berwickshire and beyond learnt of the death of Major-General Sir John Swinton with great sadness. He died peacefully ...
Major General Sir John Swinton died peacefully at his home, Kimmerghame, Berwickshire, on 4th October 2018, aged 93.His immediate forebears had lived there for several generations, but before that the Swintons had been a significant presence in the Borders for centuries.
Kimmerghame House is a 19th-century mansion in the Scottish Borders, located 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) south-east of Duns by the Blackadder Water. It is the seat of the Swintons of Kimmerghame, a branch of the Lowland Clan Swinton. The house was designed in the Scottish Baronial style by David Bryce in 1851. [1]
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Oct 4, 2018 · Maj.-Gen. Sir John Swinton, 7th of Kimmerghame was born on 21 April 1925. 1 He was the son of Brigadier Alan Henry Campbell Swinton, 6th of Kimmerghame and Mariora Beatrice Evelyn Rochfort Alers-Hankey. 1 He married Judith Balfour Killen, daughter of Harold Killen, on 26 August 1954. 1 He died on 4 October 2018 at age 93. 2.
