Norman Arthur

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Sir Norman Arthur
Born (1931-03-06) 6 March 1931 (age 90)
AllegianceUnited Kingdom United Kingdom
Service/branchFlag of the British Army.svg British Army
Years of service1951–1988
RankLieutenant-General
Commands heldRoyal Scots Dragoon Guards
7th Armoured Brigade
3rd Armoured Division
General Officer Commanding Scotland
Battles/warsOperation Banner
AwardsKnight Commander of the Order of the Bath
Commander of the Royal Victorian Order

Lieutenant-General Sir John Norman Stewart Arthur, KCB, CVO (born 6 March 1931) was General Officer Commanding in Scotland.

Military career[]

Educated at Eton College and the Royal Military Academy, Sandhurst, Arthur was commissioned into the Royal Scots Greys in 1951.[1] At the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome he was part of the British equestrian team for the three-day event; he withdrew after the cross-country phase.[2]

He was appointed Commanding Officer of the Royal Scots Dragoon Guards in 1972[1] and mentioned in despatches for service in Northern Ireland in 1974 during The Troubles.[3] He became Commander of 7th Armoured Brigade in 1976.[1]

He went on to be General Officer Commanding 3rd Armoured Division in 1980 and Director of Personal Services (Army) in 1983.[1] He was given the colonelcy of the Royal Scots Dragoon Guards in 1984, a position he held until 1998.[4] He was appointed General Officer Commanding Scotland and Governor of Edinburgh Castle in 1985; he retired in 1988.[1]

In 1996 he became Lord Lieutenant of the Stewartry of Kirkcudbright, Dumfries and Galloway Region,[5] and held this post until succeeded by Malcolm Ross in March 2006.[6]

Family[]

In 1960 he married Theresa Mary Hopkinson; they went on to have two sons (one of whom died) and a daughter.[1] He married again in 2012 to Jillian Andrews.[7]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c d e f Debrett's People of Today 1994
  2. ^ Olympic Sports
  3. ^ "No. 46527". The London Gazette (Supplement). 24 March 1975. p. 3978.
  4. ^ "The Royal Scots Dragoon Guards (Carabiniers and Greys) at". regiments.org. Archived from the original on 14 August 2004. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
  5. ^ Frost's Scottish Who's Who Archived 2011-06-19 at the Wayback Machine
  6. ^ "Her Majesty's Lord Lieutenant Of The Stewartry Sir Malcolm Ross Retires". DGWGO. 25 October 2018. Retrieved 6 May 2019.
  7. ^ Announcements The Telegraph
Military offices
Preceded by General Officer Commanding the 3rd Armoured Division
1980–1982 		Succeeded by
Preceded by GOC Scotland
1985–1988 		Succeeded by
Honorary titles
Preceded by
Sir Michael Herries
 Lord Lieutenant of Kirkcudbright
1996–2006 		Succeeded by
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