serviceyears branch commands death_place death_date birth_place allegiance unit birth_date rank article_title name
1940 -- 1971 23px british army 4th -lrb- 1967-1969 -rrb- goc northern ireland -lrb- 1969 -- 1971 guards -rrb- brigade group -lrb- 1963-1967 -rrb- 4th division belfast , northern ireland , uk 17 march 1971 calcutta , british india united kingdom united kingdom scots guards 11 december 1918 lieutenant-general vernon erskine-crum
 vernon erskine-crum
vernon erskine-crum

lieutenant-general vernon forbes erskine-crum , cie , mc -lrb- 11 december 1918 -- 17 march 1971 -rrb- was a british army officer , who briefly served as general officer commanding in northern ireland during the early period of the troubles .
