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Major-General Bernard Charles Gordon Lennox, CB, MBE (19 September 1932 – 27 December 2017) was a senior British Army officer. He served as Commandant of the British Sector in Berlin from October 1983 to December 1985.[1][2]
Bernard Gordon Lennox | |
|---|---|
| Born | 19 September 1932 Chelsea, London |
| Died | 27 December 2017 (aged 85) |
| Allegiance | United Kingdom |
| Service | British Army |
| Years of service | 1953–1987 |
| Rank | Major-General |
| Service number | 426886 |
| Unit | Grenadier Guards |
| Commands | 1st Battalion, Grenadier Guards British Forces in Berlin |
| Awards | Companion of the Order of the Bath Member of the Order of the British Empire |
Gordon Lennox was born at 17 Cheyne Court, Chelsea, London, the eldest son of Lieutenant General Sir George Gordon Lennox and Nancy Brenda Darell. His grandfathers were Lord Bernard Gordon-Lennox (son of the 7th Duke of Richmond) and Sir Lionel Darell, 6th Baronet.[3]
He served as Page of Honour to King George VI. He was educated at Eton College. He graduated from the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst, where he won the Sword of Honour,[1] and was commissioned into the Grenadier Guards in 1953.[4]
He was appointed Commanding Officer of 1st Bn Grenadier Guards in 1974.[5] He went on to be on the Army Directing Staff at the RAF Staff College in 1976, [6] Commander of 20th Armoured Brigade in 1978[7] and Chief of Staff for South East District in 1981. He was promoted to major general in 1983 and appointed GOC (general officer commanding) of the British Sector in Berlin.[8] Finally he became the Senior Army Member at the Royal College of Defence Studies in 1986.[5] He retired from the Army in 1988. [9]
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In 1958, he married Sally-Rose Warner. They had three sons:[5]
- Edward Charles (born 30 January 1961),[10] Page of Honour to Queen Elizabeth II
- Angus Charles (born 4 February 1964)[11]
- Charles Bernard (born 18 June 1970)[12]
He lived at Eversley in Hampshire. He died in 2017 from the effects of dementia, at the age of 85.[1]
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