Brigadier Denis Ormerod CBE | |
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Born | February 17, 1922 Ireland, United Kingdom |
Died | February 11, 2005 High Halden, Kent, England | (aged 82)
Allegiance | United Kingdom |
Service | British Army |
Rank | Brigadier |
Unit | British Indian Army, Royal Irish Fusiliers |
Commands | Ulster Defence Regiment |
Awards | CBE |
Spouse(s) | Frances M. S. Turner |
Denis Leonard Ormerod CBE (February 17, 1922 – February 11, 2005) was a career soldier in the British Army.
He was appointed Brigadier Ulster Defence Regiment in July 1971. He was the first Roman Catholic commander of the regiment, which was drawn mainly from the Protestant community of Northern Ireland.[1]