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Thomas Morony

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Sir Thomas Morony
Born	(1926-09-23)23 September 1926^[1] Portsmouth, Hampshire
Died	27 May 1989(1989-05-27) (aged 62) Hampshire, England
Buried	Yetminster, Dorset, England^[2]
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Service/branch	British Army
Years of service	1947–1986
Rank	General
Service number	376437
Commands held	Vice Chief of the General Staff Royal Military College of Science
Awards	Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath Officer of the Order of the British Empire

General Sir Thomas Lovett Morony, KCB, OBE (23 September 1926 – 27 May 1989) was a British Army officer who reached high office in the 1980s.

Military career

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Morony was commissioned into the Royal Artillery in 1947.^[3] His first senior appointment was as Director of the Royal Artillery in 1975.^[4] He was then appointed, in 1978, Commandant of the Royal Military College of Science.^[5] In 1980 he was made Vice Chief of the General Staff,^[6] and in 1983 he was appointed UK Military Representative to NATO.^[7]

Morony was also Colonel Commandant of the Royal Artillery from 1978,^[8] and of the Royal Horse Artillery from 1982.^[9] He was ADC Generaltothe Queen from 1984 to 1986.^[10]^[11]

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^ England, Select Dorset Church of England Parish Registers, 1538–1999

^ "No. 37882". The London Gazette (Supplement). 18 February 1947. p. 794.

^ "No. 46721". The London Gazette (Supplement). 28 October 1975. p. 13541.

^ "No. 47632". The London Gazette (Supplement). 4 September 1978. p. 10615.

^ "No. 48490". The London Gazette (Supplement). 12 January 1981. p. 462.

^ "No. 49532". The London Gazette (Supplement). 8 November 1983. p. 14702.

^ "No. 47632". The London Gazette (Supplement). 5 September 1978. p. 10616.

^ "No. 49237". The London Gazette (Supplement). 18 January 1983. p. 751.

^ "No. 49748". The London Gazette (Supplement). 29 May 1984. p. 7444.

^ "No. 50709". The London Gazette (Supplement). 11 November 1986. p. 14508.

Military offices
Preceded by Marston Tickell	Commandant of the Royal Military College of Science 1978–1980	Succeeded by Richard Vincent
Preceded by Sir John Stanier	Vice Chief of the General Staff 1980–1983	Succeeded by Sir James Glover
Preceded by Sir Anthony Morton	UK Military Representative to NATO 1983–1986	Succeeded by Sir Michael Knight
Honorary titles
Preceded by Sir Harry Tuzo	Master Gunner, St. James's Park 1983–1988	Succeeded by Sir Martin Farndale