Lennox Napier Explained

Lennox Napier
Birth Date:28 June 1928
Death Date:21 July 2020 (aged 92)
Allegiance:United Kingdom
Servicenumber:397999
Rank:Major-General
Branch:British Army
Commands:1st Battalion South Wales Borderers
1st Battalion Royal Regiment of Wales
Berlin Infantry Brigade
Wales
Battles:Malayan Emergency
Awards:Companion of the Order of the Bath
Officer of the Order of the British Empire
Military Cross

Major-General Lennox Alexander Hawkins Napier (28 June 1928  - 21 July 2020) was a British Army officer.

Military career

Educated at Radley College and the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst, Napier was commissioned into the South Wales Borderers in 1946.[1] He saw action in Malaya and was recognised with the award of the Military Cross in December 1957 during the Malayan Emergency. He became commanding officer of the 1st Battalion South Wales Borderers in 1967 and commanding officer of the 1st Battalion Royal Regiment of Wales in 1969.[1] He went on to be commander of the Berlin Infantry Brigade in 1974, Divisional Brigadier for the Prince of Wales' Division in 1976 and General Officer Commanding Wales in 1980 before retiring in 1983.[2]

In 1959 he married Jennifer Dawn Wilson; they had one son and two daughters.[1] In retirement he was chairman of the Central Rail Users' Consultative Committee.[3]

He died on 21 July 2020 at the age of 92.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Who's Who 2010, A & C Black, 2010,
  2. Web site: Army Commands. https://web.archive.org/web/20151117033048/http://www.gulabin.com/armynavy/pdf/Army%20Commands%201860-.pdf. dead. 17 November 2015. 2 July 2016.
  3. Web site: Rail privatisation 'will never benefit' users. 20 May 1996. The Independent.
  4. Web site: Napier. Philip. Napier. The Telegraph Announcements. The Telegraph. 5 August 2020. 27 July 2020. 28 July 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200728085824/http://announcements.telegraph.co.uk/deaths/243281/napier. dead.