George Norton
| George Norton | |
|---|---|
| Allegiance |
 United Kingdom |
| Service/branch |
 British Army |
| Years of service | 1984 - |
| Rank | Major-General |
| Unit | Household Division |
| Commands held |
38th (Irish) Brigade London District Major-General commanding the Household Division |
| Battles/wars | War in Afghanistan |
| Awards |
Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order Commander of the Order of the British Empire |
Major-General Sir George Pemberton Ross Norton KCVO CBE is a British Army officer.
Military career
Norton was commissioned into the Grenadier Guards in 1984.[1] He was appointed Secretary of the Chiefs of Staff Committee in 2005[2] before being deployed to Afghanistan in early 2007 and being appointed CBE for his services there.[3] He went on to be Commander of 38th (Irish) Brigade[4] in Northern Ireland in June 2007[5] and Commander of British troops there in January 2009[6] before being made Deputy Regional Commander in Helmand Province in early 2010[7] and General Officer Commanding London District and Major-General commanding the Household Division in June 2011.[8] He was appointed KCVO on 25 June 2013 following an audience of The Queen.[9] He became Deputy Commander NATO Rapid Deployment Corps in Naples in July 2013.[9]
Honours and Awards
 | Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order (KCVO) | 2013 |
_Ribbon.png){kind=small} | Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) | 2007 |
 | General Service Medal | With clasp Northern Ireland |
 | NATO medal for the former Yugoslavia (NATO) | With Numeral 2 |
 | Operational Service Medal for Afghanistan | With clasp Afghanistan |
 | Queen Elizabeth II Golden Jubilee Medal | 2002 |
 | Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal | 2012 |
 | Accumulated Campaign Service Medal | |
 | Bronze Star | (United States) |
References
- ↑ The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 49904. p. 14273. 22 October 1984. Retrieved 2011-07-01.
- ↑ Ministry of Defence Senior Appointments
- ↑ The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 58633. p. 3612. 7 March 2008. Retrieved 2011-07-01.
- ↑ Sergeants' (Past & Present) Club The Grenadier Gazette, 2009
- ↑ Army presence scaled back in Northern Ireland The Independent, 8 December 2008
- ↑ Army's role in N.I. further downgraded Defence Management Journal, 9 December 2008
- ↑ Afghanistan: Marjah battle not yet won BBC News, 24 June 2010
- ↑ The Court Circular, 29 June 2011
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 "Commander of The Queen’s Guards steps down". Royal Central. 26 June 2013. Retrieved 26 June 2013.
| Military offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Sir William Cubitt |
GOC London District 2011–2013 |
Succeeded by Edward Smyth-Osbourne |