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Simon Lloyd
Army Sport Control Board
Fox Lines,
Queens Avenue
Aldershot, Hants GU11 2LB
Tel: 01252 787075
Mobile: 07860 102195
Email: aca@ascb.uk.com
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Full name: | Edwin Noel Westby Bramall |
Born: | 18th December 1923 |
Died: | 12th November 2019, Crondall, Hampshire, England |
Education: | Eton College |
Biography: | Second Lieutenant, King's Royal Rifles (1943); Military Cross (1945); Commanding Officer, 2nd Royal Green Jackets (1965); Lieutenant General (1973); General (1976); Commander in Chief, UK Land Forces (1976-78); Chief of the General Staff (1979-82); Field Marshal and Chief of the Defence Staff (1982-85); Lord Lieutenant of Greater London (1986-98); created Baron Bramall of Brushfield, life peer, 1987. MCC president 1988-89. Chairman of the Imperial War Museum. Appointed OBE 1965, KCB 1974, GCB 1979 and KG 1990 for military services. |
Relations: | Son: NCW Bramall |
Teams: | Eton College (Miscellaneous: 1941-1942); Army (Miscellaneous: 1947-1949); Marylebone Cricket Club (Miscellaneous: 1948); All teams |
Eton College Captain: 1942 | |
Lists of matches and more detailed statistics |