David McDowall

Major-General David McDowall CBE is a former British Army officer who commanded 2nd Division.

Military career
McDowall joined the British Army as a private in the Royal Corps of Signals at the age of 18. He was commissioned into the Corps in 1981 and later commanded a squadron in operations in Northern Ireland and a regiment in operations during the Bosnian War. He went on to be Commander 1st Signal Brigade and then Signal Officer-in-Chief before being appointed General Officer Commanding 2nd Division and Governor of Edinburgh Castle in 2007 and retiring in 2009.

He has served as a member of the Government's Panel on Fair Access to the Professions and military advisor to the First Minister of Scotland.

Family
He is married to Valerie; they have two sons and a daughter.