Norman Arthur

Educated at Eton College and the Royal Military Academy, Sandhurst, Arthur was commissioned into the Royal Scots Greys in 1951.^[1] 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.^[2]

Arthur was appointed Commanding Officer of the Royal Scots Dragoon Guards in 1972^[1] and mentioned in despatches for service in Northern Ireland in 1974 during The Troubles.^[3] He became Commander of 7th Armoured Brigade in 1976.^[1]

Arthur went on to be General Officer Commanding 3rd Armoured Division in 1980 and Director of Personal Services (Army) in 1983.^[1] He was given the colonelcy of the Royal Scots Dragoon Guards in 1984, a position he held until 1998.^[4] He was appointed General Officer Commanding Scotland and Governor of Edinburgh Castle in 1985; he retired in 1988.^[1]

In 1996 he became Lord Lieutenant of the Stewartry of Kirkcudbright, Dumfries and Galloway Region,^[5] and held this post until succeeded by Malcolm Ross in March 2006.^[6]

In 1960 he married Theresa Mary Hopkinson; they went on to have two sons (one of whom died) and a daughter.^[1] He married again in 2012 to Jillian Andrews.^[7]

Arthur died on 18 December 2023, at the age of 92.^[8][9]