Military Records · dossier 03
Richard Archibald Bulloch
Black Watch officer, DSO and Colonel
Publication status
Published, institutionally supported
Identity and service
What the opened records establish
Primary records trace his 1899 commission from the Royal Military College into the Black Watch, 1917 DSO appointment, 1919 brevet Lieutenant-Colonel promotion, 1930 promotion to Colonel and 1936 retirement. The National Archives catalogue records his wartime roles with the 57th Infantry Brigade and 2nd Battalion, Black Watch.
- Life dates
- 1880–1963
- Service
- The Black Watch (Royal Highlanders)
- Rank or role
- Colonel
- Record period
- 1899–1936 documented sequence
- Service number
- Not used in the opened dossier
- Evidence confidence
- Institutionally supported
Units and formations
- • 2nd Battalion, Black Watch
- • 57th Infantry Brigade
Decorations and distinctions
- • Companion of the Distinguished Service Order
Name forms in the record
- • Richard Archibald Bulloch
- • R. A. Bulloch
- • Maj. Richard Archibald Bulloch
Service chronology
Dated milestones linked to their evidence
- verified01
Commissioned Second Lieutenant
Gentleman Cadet Richard Archibald Bulloch, from the Royal Military College, was commissioned into the Black Watch (Royal Highlanders).
- verified02
Appointed to the Distinguished Service Order
Major Richard Archibald Bulloch, Royal Highlanders, appears in the DSO appointment list.
- verified03
Brevet Lieutenant-Colonel
Major (acting Lieutenant-Colonel) R. A. Bulloch, DSO, was made brevet Lieutenant-Colonel for distinguished service in France and Flanders.
- verified04
Promoted to Colonel
The half-pay-list notice records promotion to Colonel with seniority from 3 June 1923.
- verified05
Retired on retired pay
Colonel R. A. Bulloch, DSO, retired on retired pay.
Archival references
Identifiers and source register
Black Watch commission notice, issue 27127, page 6262
The London Gazette · accessed 2026-07-19
Richard Archibald Bulloch medal index card
The National Archives · accessed 2026-07-19
Harrow Almanack 1923
Harrow School · accessed 2026-07-19
Distinguished Service Order appointment, issue 29886, supplement page 20
The London Gazette · accessed 2026-07-19
Brevet Lieutenant-Colonel promotion, issue 31370, page 6813
The London Gazette · accessed 2026-07-19
Promotion to Colonel, issue 33628, page 4642
The London Gazette · accessed 2026-07-19
Retirement on retired pay, issue 34274, page 2452
The London Gazette · accessed 2026-07-19
Claims not carried into this dossier
- Reported Legion d’Honneur
- Reported Croix de Guerre with Palm
- Reported Boer War clasps and wound history
- Reported ‘Crown Representative’ title
Publication and rights boundaries
Claim boundary: The records support DSO, brevet promotion, Colonel and retirement. Reported French honours, Boer War clasps, wounds and the family-site ‘Crown Representative’ title remain outside the verified record.
Rights boundary: No portrait is treated as a verified likeness unless its subject and reuse rights are documented separately.