Charles Norman

Charles Norman
Born	1891
Died	1974 (aged 82 or 83)
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Service/branch	British Army
Rank	Major-General
Commands held	1st Armoured Reconnaissance Brigade 27th Armoured Brigade 8th Armoured Division 10th Armoured Division Aldershot District
Battles/wars	World War I World War II
Awards	Commander of the Order of the British Empire

Major-General Charles Wake Norman CBE (1891–1974) was General Officer Commanding Aldershot District.

Military career

Educated at Eton College, Norman was commissioned into the Queen's Own West Kent Yeomanry in 1910.^[1]

He served in World War II initially as Inspector of the Royal Armoured Corps.^[2] In 1940 he was made Commander of the 1st Armoured Reconnaissance Brigade in France and then Commander of 27th Armoured Brigade.^[2]

He was appointed General Officer Commanding 8th Armoured Division in North Africa in 1941 and GOC 10th Armoured Division in the Middle East in 1942.^[2] He went on to be GOC Aldershot District in 1944^[3] before becoming Major-General in charge of Amoured Fighting Vehicles at Middle East Command in 1945.^[2] He retired in 1946.^[2]

He lived at Bromley Common until 1946^[4] and was appointed High Sheriff of Kent in 1947.^[5]

References

1. ^ London Gazette: no. 28435. p. 7982. 8 November 1910. Retrieved 2010-02-27.
2. ^ ^{a b c d e} Generals.dk
3. ^ British Military History
4. ^ The Normans
5. ^ London Gazette: no. 38126. p. 5439. 18 November 1947. Retrieved 2010-02-27.

Military offices
Preceded by Richard McCreery	GOC, 8th Armoured Division October 1941–August 1942	Succeeded by Charles Gairdner
Preceded by Alexander Gatehouse	GOC, 10th Armoured Division December 1942–January 1943	Succeeded by Horace Birks
Preceded by New Post	GOC Aldershot District 1944–1946	Succeeded by Joseph Baillon

Persondata
Name	Norman, Charles
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Date of birth	1891
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Date of death	1974
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