Roderick Sinclair, 19th Earl of Caithness [SEP] conflict
Roderick Sinclair, 19th Earl of Caithness
Brigadier James Roderick Sinclair, 19th Earl of Caithness, CBE, DSO (29 September 1906 – 1965) was a British Army officer during World War II and was also chief of Clan Sinclair.
He joined the Gordon Highlanders and rose to the rank of Brigadier and as such led his regiment (part of the 51st Highland Division) through France, Belgium, the Netherlands into Germany during World War II and was decorated with the Distinguished Service Order and made Commander of the Order of
Sutherland Sinclair, 17th Earl of Caithness (1857–1914)
- Norman Macleod (Sinclair) Buchan, 18th Earl of Caithness (1862–1947)
- James Roderick Sinclair, 19th Earl of Caithness (1906–1965)
- Malcolm Ian Sinclair, 20th Earl of Caithness (born 1948) (elected to remain in the House of Lords in 1999)
The heir apparent is the present holder's son Alexander James Richard Sinclair, Lord Berriedale (born 1981)