Thomas Morony

General Sir Thomas Lovett Morony KCB OBE (23 September 1926 – 27 May 1989) was a British Army General who reached high office in the 1980s.

Sir Thomas Morony
Born23 September 1926[1]
Portsmouth, Hampshire
Died27 May 1989(1989-05-27) (aged 62)
Hampshire, England
Buried
Yetminster, Dorset, England[2]
Allegiance United Kingdom
Service/branch British Army
RankGeneral
AwardsKnight Commander of the Order of the Bath

Military career

Morony was commissioned into the Royal Artillery in 1947.[3] His first senior appointment was as Director of the Royal Artillery in 1975.[4] He was then appointed, in 1978, Commandant of the Royal Military College of Science.[5] In 1980 he was made Vice Chief of the General Staff[6] and in 1983 he was appointed UK Military Representative to NATO.[7]

He was also Colonel Commandant of the Royal Artillery from 1978[8] and of the Royal Horse Artillery from 1982.[9]

He was ADC General to the Queen from 1984[10] to 1986.[11]

References
  1. England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1916–2007
  2. England, Select Dorset Church of England Parish Registers, 1538–1999
  3. "No. 37882". The London Gazette (Supplement). 18 February 1947. p. 794.
  4. "No. 46721". The London Gazette (Supplement). 28 October 1975. p. 13541.
  5. "No. 47632". The London Gazette (Supplement). 4 September 1978. p. 10615.
  6. "No. 48490". The London Gazette (Supplement). 12 January 1981. p. 462.
  7. "No. 49532". The London Gazette (Supplement). 8 November 1983. p. 14702.
  8. "No. 47632". The London Gazette (Supplement). 5 September 1978. p. 10616.
  9. "No. 49237". The London Gazette (Supplement). 18 January 1983. p. 751.
  10. "No. 49748". The London Gazette (Supplement). 29 May 1984. p. 7444.
  11. "No. 50709". The London Gazette (Supplement). 11 November 1986. p. 14508.
Military offices
Preceded by
Sir John Stanier		 Vice Chief of the General Staff
1980–1983		 Succeeded by
Sir James Glover
Preceded by
Sir Anthony Morton		 UK Military Representative to NATO
1983–1986		 Succeeded by
Sir Michael Knight
Honorary titles
Preceded by
Sir Harry Tuzo		 Master Gunner,
St. James's Park
1983–1988		 Succeeded by
Sir Martin Farndale
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