Charles Norman (British Army officer)
Charles Wake Norman | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1891 |
| Died | 1974 (aged 82 or 83) |
| Allegiance |  United Kingdom |
| Service/ |  British Army |
| Years of service | 1910–1946 |
| Rank | Major-General |
| Unit | Queen's Own West Kent Yeomanry |
| 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 a senior British Army officer who served in World War I and World War II and became General Officer Commanding Aldershot District.
Military career
Educated at Eton College, Norman was commissioned as a second lieutenant into the Queen's Own West Kent Yeomanry in 1910 and fought in World War I.[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 during the Battle of France and then Commander of 27th Armoured Brigade.[2]
He was appointed General Officer Commanding (GOC) 8th Armoured Division 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 Armoured 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]
He was the President of Kent County Cricket Club in 1956.[6]
References
- ^ "No. 28435". The London Gazette. 8 November 1910.
- ^ a b c d e Generals.dk
- ^ British Military History Template:Wayback
- ^ The Normans
- ^ "No. 38126". The London Gazette. 18 November 1947.
- ^ The Kent County Cricket Club Annual 1956 - Member's Copy