Hugh Rose, 24th of Kilravock

Lt Col Hugh Rose, 24th Baron of Kilravock CMG DL JP (1863–1946) was a decorated British Army officer serving in the Black Watch, rising to become Lieutenant Colonel of the 1st Battalion, Black Watch.

[1] Following Sandhurst, Rose commissioned into the Black Watch and served from 1884 to 1885 in the Nile Expedition, for which he was awarded the Egypt Medal with two clasps and the Bronze Star.

[2] From 1901 to 1902 Rose served in the Second Boer War and was awarded the Queen's South Africa Medal with four claps.

[2][3] Rose ended the war as a Lieutenant Colonel and commander of the 1st Battalion of the Black Watch.

Rose married, Ruth Antoinette Guillemard, daughter of Walter George Guillemard of Malverleys, Hampshire, on 21 October 1920, they had three children:[2] Rose died at Kilravock Castle on 22 February 1946 aged 82, having outlived his son, Hugh, Master of Kilravock, his titles and estate went to his daughter, Anna.

Rose's family seat, Kilravock Castle