George Gordon-Lennox
| Sir George Gordon-Lennox | |
|---|---|
| Born | 29 May 1908 |
| Died | 11 May 1988 |
| 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 | World War II |
| 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.
[edit] 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 World War II, where 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.
[edit] Family
He married Nancy Brenda Darell and they went on together to have two sons (the eldest was Major-General Bernard Gordon-Lennox).[1]
[edit] References
| Court offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Guy Dugdale |
Page of Honour 1921 – 1924 |
Succeeded by Edward Legge-Bourke |
| Military offices | ||
| Preceded by John Churcher |
General Officer Commanding the 3rd Division 1957–1959 |
Succeeded by Charles Harington |
| Preceded by Ronald Urquhart |
Commandant of the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst 1960–1963 |
Succeeded by John Mogg |
| Preceded by Sir William Turner |
GOC-in-C Scottish Command 1964–1966 |
Succeeded by Sir Derek Lang |
| Heraldic offices | ||
| Preceded by Sir Roderick Carr |
King of Arms of the Order of the British Empire 1968 – 1983 |
Succeeded by Sir Anthony Morton |
- British Army generals
- Grenadier Guards officers
- British Army personnel of World War II
- Commandants of Sandhurst
- Knights Commander of the Order of the British Empire
- Commanders of the Royal Victorian Order
- Companions of the Order of the Bath
- Companions of the Distinguished Service Order
- Pages of Honour
- 1908 births
- 1988 deaths
- Graduates of the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst
- Old Etonians
