Norman Arthur
Sir Norman Arthur | |
|---|---|
| Born | 6 March 1931 |
| Died | 18 December 2023 (aged 92) |
| Allegiance | |
| Service | |
| Years of service | 1951–1988 |
| Rank | Lieutenant-General |
| Commands | Royal Scots Dragoon Guards 7th Armoured Brigade 3rd Armoured Division General Officer Commanding Scotland |
| Battles / wars | Operation Banner |
| Awards | Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath Commander of the Royal Victorian Order |
Lieutenant-General Sir John Norman Stewart Arthur, KCB, CVO (6 March 1931 – 18 December 2023) was the General Officer Commanding in Scotland.
Military career
[edit]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]
Arthur 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]
Arthur 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]
Personal life and death
[edit]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]
Arthur died on 18 December 2023, at the age of 92.[8][9]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f Debrett's People of Today 1994
- ^ Olympic Sports
- ^ "No. 46527". The London Gazette (Supplement). 24 March 1975. p. 3978.
- ^ "The Royal Scots Dragoon Guards (Carabiniers and Greys) at". regiments.org. Archived from the original on 14 August 2004. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
- ^ Frost's Scottish Who's Who Archived 19 June 2011 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Her Majesty's Lord Lieutenant Of The Stewartry Sir Malcolm Ross Retires". DGWGO. 25 October 2018. Archived from the original on 6 May 2019. Retrieved 6 May 2019.
- ^ Announcements Archived 10 June 2015 at the Wayback Machine The Telegraph
- ^ Williams, Katie (19 December 2023). "Former Governor of Edinburgh Castle Lieutenant General Sir Norman Arthur dies age 92". Edinburgh Live. Archived from the original on 19 December 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2023.
- ^ "Lieutenant General Sir Norman Arthur, KCB, CVO". The Telegraph. 1 January 2024. Retrieved 1 January 2024.
- 1931 births
- 2023 deaths
- People educated at Eton College
- Royal Scots Greys officers
- Royal Scots Dragoon Guards officers
- British Army lieutenant generals
- Knights Commander of the Order of the Bath
- Commanders of the Royal Victorian Order
- British event riders
- Olympic equestrians for Great Britain
- British male equestrians
- Equestrians at the 1960 Summer Olympics
- Graduates of the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst
- Lord-lieutenants of Kirkcudbright
- British military personnel of The Troubles (Northern Ireland)