Lennox Napier
Major-General Lennox Alexander Hawkins Napier CB OBE MC DL (28 June 1928 – 21 July 2020) was a British Army officer.
Lennox Napier | |
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| Born | 28 June 1928 |
| Died | 21 July 2020 (aged 92) |
| Allegiance | United Kingdom |
| Service/ | British Army |
| Rank | Major-General |
| Commands held | 1st Battalion South Wales Borderers 1st Battalion Royal Regiment of Wales Berlin Infantry Brigade Wales |
| Battles/wars | Malayan Emergency |
| Awards | Companion of the Order of the Bath Officer of the Order of the British Empire Military Cross |
Military career
Educated at Radley College and the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst, Napier was commissioned into the South Wales Borderers in 1946.[1] He saw action in Malaya and was recognised with the award of the Military Cross in December 1957 during the Malayan Emergency.[2] He became commanding officer of the 1st Battalion South Wales Borderers in 1967 and commanding officer of the 1st Battalion Royal Regiment of Wales in 1969.[1] He went on to be commander of the Berlin Infantry Brigade in 1974, Divisional Brigadier for the Prince of Wales' Division in 1976 and General Officer Commanding Wales in 1980 before retiring in 1983.[3]
In 1959 he married Jennifer Dawn Wilson; they had one son and two daughters.[1] In retirement he was chairman of the Central Rail Users' Consultative Committee.[4]
He died on 21 July 2020 at the age of 92.[5]
References
- Who's Who 2010, A & C Black, 2010, ISBN 978-1-4081-1414-8
- "No. 41257". The London Gazette (Supplement). 17 December 1957. p. 7428.
- "Army Commands" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 November 2015. Retrieved 2 July 2016.
- "Rail privatisation 'will never benefit' users". The Independent. 20 May 1996.
- Napier, Philip (27 July 2020). "Napier". The Telegraph Announcements. The Telegraph. Retrieved 5 August 2020.
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| Preceded by Arthur Stewart-Cox |
General Officer Commanding Wales 1980–1983 |
Succeeded by Peter Chiswell |