Sir Norman Tailyour | |
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Born | Newbridge, County Kildare, Ireland | 12 December 1914
Died | 28 December 1979 Ashford, Kent, England | (aged 65)
Allegiance | United Kingdom |
Service | Royal Marines |
Years of service | 1933–1968 |
Rank | General |
Commands | Commandant General Royal Marines 3 Commando Brigade 45 Commando 27th Battalion |
Battles / wars | Second World War Cyprus Emergency Suez Crisis |
Awards | Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath Distinguished Service Order & Bar Mentioned in Despatches (2) |
Relations | Ewen Southby-Tailyour (son) |
General Sir Norman Hastings Tailyour, KCB, DSO & Bar (12 December 1914 – 28 December 1979) was a Royal Marines officer who served as Commandant General Royal Marines from 1965 to 1968.[1]