David Lindesay-Bethune, 15th Earl of Lindsay

Who was David Lindesay-Bethune, 15th Earl of Lindsay?

David Lindesay-Bethune, 15th Earl of Lindsay, styled Viscount Garnock between 1943 and 1985, was a British soldier.

Lindsay was the son of William Tucker Lindesay-Bethune, 14th Earl of Lindsay and Marjory Cross, daughter of Arthur John Graham Cross. He was educated at Eton and Magdalene College, Cambridge.

He served in the Scots Guards as a junior officer and left with the rank of Major in 1951.

He was appointed appointed Honorary Colonel in 29 May 1957 of the Fife and Forfar Yeomanry/Scottish Horse. He held this post until 1962, when his tenure expired. He was however allowed to retain the honorary rank of Colonel.