Drummond Shiels
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Sir Drummond Shiels MC
(7 August 1881 – 1 January 1953) was a Scottish
Labour
politician.
The son of James Drummond Shiels and Agnes Campbell of Edinburgh
, he was educated at Edinburgh University where he graduated MB ChB
.
He was commissioned into the Royal Scots in 1915 and served in World War I
with the 9th (Scottish) Division. He was mentioned in despatches and awarded the Military Cross
and the Belgian Croix de Guerre
. He ended the war as a Captain
.
He was a member of Edinburgh Town Council and Labour
Member of Parliament
for Edinburgh East
from 1924-1931. He served in government as Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for India
in 1929 and as Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for the Colonies
from 1929-1931.
He was a Fellow and Senior President Royal Medical Society
and Deputy-Secretary of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association
. He was knighted in 1939.
Military Cross
The Military Cross is the third-level military decoration awarded to officers and other ranks of the British Armed Forces; and formerly also to officers of other Commonwealth countries....
(7 August 1881 – 1 January 1953) was a Scottish
Scotland
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Labour
Scottish Labour Party
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politician.
The son of James Drummond Shiels and Agnes Campbell of Edinburgh
Edinburgh
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, he was educated at Edinburgh University where he graduated MB ChB
CHB
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.
He was commissioned into the Royal Scots in 1915 and served in World War I
World War I
World War I , which was predominantly called the World War or the Great War from its occurrence until 1939, and the First World War or World War I thereafter, was a major war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918...
with the 9th (Scottish) Division. He was mentioned in despatches and awarded the Military Cross
Military Cross
The Military Cross is the third-level military decoration awarded to officers and other ranks of the British Armed Forces; and formerly also to officers of other Commonwealth countries....
and the Belgian Croix de Guerre
Croix de guerre
The Croix de guerre is a military decoration of France. It was first created in 1915 and consists of a square-cross medal on two crossed swords, hanging from a ribbon with various degree pins. The decoration was awarded during World War I, again in World War II, and in other conflicts...
. He ended the war as a Captain
Captain (British Army and Royal Marines)
Captain is a junior officer rank of the British Army and Royal Marines. It ranks above Lieutenant and below Major and has a NATO ranking code of OF-2. The rank is equivalent to a Lieutenant in the Royal Navy and to a Flight Lieutenant in the Royal Air Force...
.
He was a member of Edinburgh Town Council and Labour
Labour Party (UK)
The Labour Party is a centre-left democratic socialist party in the United Kingdom. It surpassed the Liberal Party in general elections during the early 1920s, forming minority governments under Ramsay MacDonald in 1924 and 1929-1931. The party was in a wartime coalition from 1940 to 1945, after...
Member of Parliament
Member of Parliament
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for Edinburgh East
Edinburgh East (UK Parliament constituency)
Edinburgh East is a burgh constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election....
from 1924-1931. He served in government as Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for India
Under-Secretary of State for India
This is a list of Parliamentary Under-Secretaries of State and Permanent Under-Secretaries of State at the India Office during the period of British rule between 1866 and 1948, and for Burma from 1858-1948....
in 1929 and as Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for the Colonies
Under-Secretary of State for the Colonies
The Under-Secretary of State for the Colonies was a junior Ministerial post in the United Kingdom government, subordinate to the Secretary of State for the Colonies and, from 1948, also to a Minister of State....
from 1929-1931.
He was a Fellow and Senior President Royal Medical Society
Royal Medical Society
The Royal Medical Society is the oldest medical society in the United Kingdom . Known originally as 'the Medical Society' when it was established in 1737, it was granted a Royal Charter in 1778...
and Deputy-Secretary of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association
Commonwealth Parliamentary Association
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. He was knighted in 1939.