Norman Tailyour

Sir Norman Tailyour
Born(1914-12-12)12 December 1914
Newbridge, County Kildare, Ireland
Died28 December 1979(1979-12-28) (aged 65)
Ashford, Kent, England
AllegianceUnited Kingdom
Service / branchRoyal Marines
Years of service1933–1968
RankGeneral
CommandsCommandant General Royal Marines
3 Commando Brigade
45 Commando
27th Battalion
Battles / warsSecond World War
Cyprus Emergency
Suez Crisis
AwardsKnight Commander of the Order of the Bath
Distinguished Service Order & Bar
Mentioned in Despatches (2)
RelationsEwen 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]

  1. ^ "Obituary: General Sir Norman Tailyour". The Times. 31 December 1979. p. 14.