Scottish architect and military figure. He was knighted in 1919 for services to his country. He was the son of John Rhind, a prominent Edinburgh sculptor. His older brothers William Birnie Rhind and John Massey Rhind each followed in their father's footsteps to become sculptors. He was a keen military volunteer earing the rank of Major in the local volunteers. He was awarded the Territorial Decoration (TD). At the outbreak of the First World War he was appointed Commandant of Redford Barracks which then partially operated as a prisoner of war camp for German captives. His architectural work completely ceased at this point. In 1917 he was promoted to Brevet Lieutenant Colonel and appointed Assistant Adjutant General to the London-Scottish Regiment. Thereafter he adopted a role in the War Office in London under the Director of Recruiting, Sir Andrew Geddes. At the end of the war he was appointed Controller of Statistics to the Ministry of National Service, and subsequently rose to be Chief Controller. He was appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire in the 1918 New Year Honours for his efforts during the First World War.
Scottish architect and military figure. He was knighted in 1919 for services to his country. He was the son of John Rhind, a prominent Edinburgh sculptor. His older brothers William Birnie Rhind and John Massey Rhind each followed in their father's footsteps to become sculptors. He was a keen military volunteer earing the rank of Major in the local volunteers. He was awarded the Territorial Decoration (TD). At the outbreak of the First World War he was appointed Commandant of Redford Barracks which then partially operated as a prisoner of war camp for German captives. His architectural work completely ceased at this point. In 1917 he was promoted to Brevet Lieutenant Colonel and appointed Assistant Adjutant General to the London-Scottish Regiment. Thereafter he adopted a role in the War Office in London under the Director of Recruiting, Sir Andrew Geddes. At the end of the war he was appointed Controller of Statistics to the Ministry of National Service, and subsequently rose to be Chief Controller. He was appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire in the 1918 New Year Honours for his efforts during the First World War.
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