GeneralSir Thomas Lovett Morony,KCB,OBE(23 September 1926 – 27 May 1989) was aBritish Armyofficer who reached high office in the 1980s.
Sir Thomas Morony | |
|---|---|
| Born | 23 September 1926[1] Portsmouth,Hampshire |
| Died | 27 May 1989(aged 62) Hampshire, England |
| Buried | |
| Allegiance | United Kingdom |
| Service | British Army |
| Years of service | 1947–1986 |
| Rank | General |
| Service number | 376437 |
| Commands | Vice Chief of the General Staff Royal Military College of Science |
| Awards | Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath Officer of the Order of the British Empire |
Military career
editMorony wascommissionedinto theRoyal Artilleryin 1947.[3]His first senior appointment was as Director of the Royal Artillery in 1975.[4]He was then appointed, in 1978,Commandantof theRoyal Military College of Science.[5]In 1980 he was madeVice Chief of the General Staff,[6]and in 1983 he was appointedUK Military Representative to NATO.[7]
Morony was alsoColonel Commandantof the Royal Artillery from 1978,[8]and of the Royal Horse Artillery from 1982.[9]He wasADC Generaltothe Queenfrom 1984 to 1986.[10][11]
References
edit- ^England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1916–2007
- ^England, Select Dorset Church of England Parish Registers, 1538–1999
- ^"No. 37882".The London Gazette(Supplement). 18 February 1947. p. 794.
- ^"No. 46721".The London Gazette(Supplement). 28 October 1975. p. 13541.
- ^"No. 47632".The London Gazette(Supplement). 4 September 1978. p. 10615.
- ^"No. 48490".The London Gazette(Supplement). 12 January 1981. p. 462.
- ^"No. 49532".The London Gazette(Supplement). 8 November 1983. p. 14702.
- ^"No. 47632".The London Gazette(Supplement). 5 September 1978. p. 10616.
- ^"No. 49237".The London Gazette(Supplement). 18 January 1983. p. 751.
- ^"No. 49748".The London Gazette(Supplement). 29 May 1984. p. 7444.
- ^"No. 50709".The London Gazette(Supplement). 11 November 1986. p. 14508.