| Sir George Gordon-Lennox | |
|---|---|
| Born | May 29, 1908 |
| Died | May 11, 1988 (aged 79) |
| Allegiance |
 United Kingdom |
| Service/branch |
 British Army |
| Years of service | 1928-1966 |
| Rank | Lieutenant General |
| Commands held |
Grenadier Guards 1st Guards Brigade 3rd Division RMA Sandhurst Scottish Command |
| Battles/wars | Second World War |
| Awards |
Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire Companion of the Order of the Bath Commander of the Royal Victorian Order Distinguished Service Order Military Cross |
Lieutenant-General Sir George Charles Gordon-Lennox, KBE, CB, CVO, DSO (29 May 1908 – 11 May 1988) was a British soldier.
Military career[]
Gordon-Lennox was the eldest child of Lord Bernard Gordon-Lennox and a grandson of the 7th Duke of Richmond. His mother was Evelyn, daughter of Henry Loch, 1st Baron Loch. He was educated at Eton and was a Page of Honour to George V from 1921–1924.[1]
After Eton, he trained at Sandhurst and was commissioned into the Grenadier Guards in 1928.[2]
He fought with the Grenadier Guards in the Second World War, in which he was wounded, awarded the DSO and mentioned in despatches.
In 1951 Gordon-Lennox was appointed Commanding Officer of the Grenadier Guards[2] and in 1952 he was awarded the CVO. In 1952 he also became Commander of 1st Guards Brigade.[2] He went on to be General Officer Commanding 3rd Division in 1959.[2] In 1960 he became Commandant of the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst and then Director-General of Military Training at the War Office in 1963.[2] A year later, he was knighted and transferred to Scotland where he was General Officer Commanding-in-Chief of the Scottish Command and Governor of Edinburgh Castle until 1966.[2]
In 1965, he became Colonel of the Gordon Highlanders and his last post was in retirement, as King of Arms of the Order of the British Empire from 1968 until 1983.
Family[]
He married Nancy Brenda Darell and they went on together to have two sons (the eldest was Major-General Bernard Gordon-Lennox).[1]
References[]
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