Charles Norrie, 1st Baron Norrie

Lieutenant General Charles Willoughby Moke Norrie, 1st Baron Norrie, GCMG, GCVO, CB, DSO, MC (September 26, 1893–1977) was a British Army general during World War II. After the war he was an Australian-New Zealand political figure. He served as the Governor of South Australia between 1944 and 1952. He then served as the Governor-General of New Zealand between 1952 and 1957. He was created a peer as Baron Norrie, of Wellington in the Dominion of New Zealand and of Upton in the County of Gloucester, in 1957.

During World War II Norrie served as commander of 1st Armoured Brigade, Inspector of the Royal Armoured Corps, GOC 1st Armoured Division before finally seeing action as GOC XXX Corps. He commanded XXX Corps during Operation Crusader with some success. Later he was criticised for his "cavalry" approach to armoured warfare and returned to Britain prior to the Second Battle of El Alamein to be appointed Commander of the Royal Armoured Corps.

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The Biographical Dictionary of British Generals of The Second World War, Nick Smart. ISBN 1-84415-049-6

Government Offices
Preceded by: Sir Charles Barclay-Harvey	Governor of South Australia 1944–1952	Succeeded by: Sir Robert George
Preceded by: The Lord Freyberg	Governor-General of New Zealand 1952–1957	Succeeded by: The Viscount Cobham
Peerage of the United Kingdom
Preceded by: New Creation	Baron Norrie 1957–1977	Succeeded by: George Norrie

Persondata
NAME	Norrie, Charles Willoughby Moke Norrie, Baron
ALTERNATIVE NAMES
SHORT DESCRIPTION	Military leader, viceroy
DATE OF BIRTH	September 26, 1893
PLACE OF BIRTH
DATE OF DEATH	1977
PLACE OF DEATH