Noel Thomas

Sir Noel Thomas
Born	1915
Died	1983
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Service/branch	British Army
Rank	General
Commands held	42nd (Lancashire and Cheshire) Division
Battles/wars	World War II
Awards	Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath Distinguished Service Order Military Cross

General Sir (John) Noel Thomas KCB DSO MC (1915–1983) is a former Master-General of the Ordnance.

Military career

Thomas was commissioned into the Royal Engineers in 1936.^[1]

He served in World War II latterly as Commander Royal Engineers for the Guards Armoured Division in North West Europe.^[1]

He was appointed General Officer Commanding 42nd (Lancashire and Cheshire) Division in 1963 and then became Director of Combat Development (Army) at the Ministry of Defence in 1965.^[1] He was appointed Deputy Chief of Defence Staff (Operational Requirements) in 1968 and Master-General of the Ordnance in 1971; in this capacity he was also a member of the Procurement Executive Organisation formed by Prime Minister Edward Heath that year.^[2] He retired in 1974.^[1]

References

1. ^ ^{a b c d} Liddell Hart Centre for Military Archives
2. ^ Procurement Executive Organisation Flight International, 5 August 1971

Military offices
Preceded by Sir Charles Richardson	Master-General of the Ordnance 1971–1974	Succeeded by Sir John Gibbon

Persondata
Name	Thomas, Noel
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Date of birth	1915
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Date of death	1983
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