| 8. | Lt.-Gen. Sir George Charles Gordon-Lennox was born on 29 May 1908 in London, Middlesex, England (son of Major Lord Bernard Charles Gordon-Lennox and Hon. Evelyn Loch); died on 11 May 1988. Other Events:
- Education: Eton, Buckinghamshire, England; Eton College
- Education: Sandhurst, Berkshire, England; Royal Military College, Sandhurst
- Military Service: Lieutenant-General, Grenadier Guards
- Residence: Gordon Castle, Fochabers, Morayshire, Scotland
- Office: From 1921 to 1924; Page of Honour to H.M. George V
- Decoration: 1943; Distinguished Service Order (D.S.O.)
- Decoration: 1952; Commander of the Royal Victorian Order (C.V.O.)
- Decoration: 1959; Companion of the Order of the Bath (C.B.)
- Occupation: From 1959 to 1963, Royal Military Academy, Sandhurst, Berkshire, England; Commandant
- Occupation: From 1963 to 1964; Director-General of Military Training, War Office
- Decoration: 1964; Knight of the Order of the British Empire (K.B.E.)
- Office: From 1964 to 1966; General Officer Commanding-in-Chief of the Scottish Command
- Office: From 1964 to 1966; Governor of Edinburgh Castle
- Military Service: 1965; Colonel, Gordon Highlanders
- Military Service: From 1968 to 1988; King of Arms of the Order of the British Empire
Notes:
Military Service:
Served during the Second World War (wounded, mentioned in despatches).
George married Nancy Brenda Darell on 16 July 1931. Nancy (daughter of Sir Lionel Edward Hamilton Marmaduke Darell, 6th Baronet) died in 1993. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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1995 - (28 years)
