Noel Thomas

Sir Noel Thomas
Born 1915
Died 1983
Allegiance United Kingdom United Kingdom
Service/branch British Army
Rank General
Commands held 42nd (Lancashire and Cheshire) Division
Battles/wars World War II
Awards Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath
Distinguished Service Order
Military Cross

General Sir (John) Noel Thomas KCB DSO MC (1915–1983) is a former Master-General of the Ordnance.

Military career

Thomas was commissioned into the Royal Engineers in 1936.[1]

He served in World War II latterly as Commander Royal Engineers for the Guards Armoured Division in North West Europe.[1]

He was appointed General Officer Commanding 42nd (Lancashire and Cheshire) Division in 1963 and then became Director of Combat Development (Army) at the Ministry of Defence in 1965.[1] He was appointed Deputy Chief of the Defence Staff (Operational Requirements) in 1968 and Master-General of the Ordnance in 1971; in this capacity he was also a member of the Procurement Executive Organisation formed by Prime Minister Edward Heath that year.[2] He retired in 1974.[1]

References

Military offices
Preceded by
Sir Neil Wheeler
Deputy Chief of the Defence Staff (Operational Requirements)
19681971
Succeeded by
Sir Ian McIntosh
Preceded by
Sir Charles Richardson
Master-General of the Ordnance
19711974
Succeeded by
Sir John Gibbon
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