Norman Arthur

Sir Norman Arthur
Born	6 March 1931 (1931-03-06) (age 80)
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Service/branch	British Army
Years of service	1951–1988
Rank	Lieutenant-General
Commands held	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 (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 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 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.^[4]

Family

In 1960 he married Theresa Mary Hopkinson; they went on to have two sons (one of whom died) and a daughter.^[1]

References

1. ^ ^{a b c d e f} Debrett's People of Today 1994
2. ^ Olympic Sports
3. ^ London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 46527. p. 3978. 24 March 1975. Retrieved 2010-06-04.
4. ^ Frost's Scottish Who's Who

Military offices
Preceded by Henry Dalzell-Payne	General Officer Commanding the 3rd Armoured Division 1980–1982	Succeeded by Anthony Walker
Preceded by Sir Alexander Boswell	GOC Scotland 1985–1988	Succeeded by Sir John MacMillan
Honorary titles
Preceded by Sir Michael Herries	Lord Lieutenant of Kirkcudbright 1996–2006	Succeeded by Sir Malcolm Ross

Persondata
Name	Arthur, Norman
Alternative names
Short description	British commanding officer
Date of birth	6 March 1931
Place of birth
Date of death
Place of death