Noel Thomas

General Sir (John) Noel Thomas KCB DSO MC (28 February 1915 – 16 March 1983) was a Master-General of the Ordnance.

Sir Noel Thomas
Born28 February 1915
Died16 March 1983 (aged 68)
Allegiance United Kingdom
Service/branch British Army
RankGeneral
Commands held42nd (Lancashire) Division/District
Battles/warsWorld War II
AwardsKnight Commander of the Order of the Bath
Distinguished Service Order
Military Cross

Military career

Thomas was commissioned into the Royal Engineers in 1936.[1]

He served in World War II latterly as Commander Royal Engineers for the Guards Armoured Division in North West Europe.[1]

He was appointed General Officer Commanding 42nd (Lancashire) Division/District of the Territorial Army in 1963 and then became Director of Combat Development (Army) at the Ministry of Defence in 1965.[1] He was appointed Deputy Chief of the Defence Staff (Operational Requirements) in 1968 and Master-General of the Ordnance in 1971; in this capacity he was also a member of the Procurement Executive Organisation formed by Prime Minister Edward Heath that year.[2] He retired in 1974.[1]

He also served as Colonel of the Royal Pioneer Corps from 1968 to 1976.[3]

References

  1. "Thomas, Noel". Liddell Hart Centre for Military Archives. Archived from the original on 21 September 2012. Retrieved 30 May 2020.
  2. Procurement Executive Organisation Flight International, 5 August 1971
  3. "Royal Pioneer Corps". Regiments.org. Archived from the original on 19 July 2006. Retrieved 18 December 2017.
Military offices
Preceded by
George Lea
GOC 42nd (Lancashire) Division/District
1963−1965
Succeeded by
Bala Bredin
Preceded by
Sir Neil Wheeler
Deputy Chief of the Defence Staff (Operational Requirements)
19681971
Succeeded by
Sir Ian McIntosh
Preceded by
Sir Charles Richardson
Master-General of the Ordnance
19711974
Succeeded by
Sir John Gibbon
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