Lieutenant General Sir Norman Arthur, KCB, CVO, who died 18 December, 2023, aged 92, was a former General Officer Commanding Scotland, and Governor of Edinburgh Castle.
He was born 6 March, 1931, scion of the Barons Glenarthur, son of Lieutenant-Colonel Evelyn Stewart Arthur (1899-1963), and his wife the former Elizabeth Burnett-Stuart (1905-1976), scion of that Scots landed gentry family; and married 1stly, 1 Oct, 1960, Theresa Mary Hopkinson (1938-2011), scion of the Barons Colyton; and married 2ndly, 2012, Jillian Constance Andrews. He leaves issue from his first marriage.
He was educated at Eton College and the Royal Military Academy, Sandhurst, Arthur was commissioned into the Royal Scots Greys in 1951. At the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome he was part of the British equestrian team for the three-day event; he withdrew after the cross-country phase. Arthur was appointed Commanding Officer of the Royal Scots Dragoon Guards in 1972 and mentioned in despatches for service in Northern Ireland in 1974. He became Commander of 7th Armoured Brigade in 1976. Arthur went on to be General Officer Commanding 3rd Armoured Division in 1980 and Director of Personal Services (Army) in 1983. He was given the colonelcy of the Royal Scots Dragoon Guards in 1984, a position he held until 1998. He was appointed General Officer Commanding Scotland and Governor of Edinburgh Castle in 1985; he retired in 1988. In 1996 he became Lord Lieutenant of the Stewartry of Kirkcudbright, Dumfries and Galloway Region, and held this post until succeeded by Malcolm Ross in March 2006.
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