Tony Crowfoot

Tony Crowfoot
Birth nameAnthony Bernard Crowfoot
Born12 August 1936[1]
Erpingham, Norfolk
Died13 September 2008 (aged 72)
AllegianceUnited Kingdom
Service / branchBritish Army
RankMajor-General
Commands39th Infantry Brigade
North West District
Battles / warsNorthern Ireland
AwardsCompanion of the Order of the Bath
Commander of the Order of the British Empire

Major-General Anthony Bernard Crowfoot CB CBE (1936 – 13 September 2008) was an officer of the British Army.

Early life

Born in Norfolk, he was educated at King Edward VII Grammar School, King's Lynn. When Crowfoot was six, his father was killed near Cologne while piloting an Avro Lancaster during the Second World War.[1]

Military career

Crowfoot was commissioned into the East Yorkshire Regiment in 1956.[2] He became Commander 39th Infantry Brigade in Northern Ireland in 1980,[3] Deputy Commander, Land Forces, Hong Kong in 1983 and Director-General, Army Manning and Recruiting in 1986.[4] His last appointment was as General Officer Commanding North West District in 1989 before retiring in 1991.[4]

He was appointed a Companion of the Order of the Bath in the 1991 Birthday Honours.[5]

He was married to Bridget; they had three sons and one daughter.[6] He died of cancer on 13 September 2008.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Major General Tony Crowfoot: patient and wise commander". The Times. 17 September 2008. Retrieved 13 February 2020.
  2. ^ "No. 40882". The London Gazette (Supplement). 18 September 1956. p. 5347.
  3. ^ "Major General Tony Crowfoot: patient and wise commander". The Times. 17 September 2008. Retrieved 6 January 2019.
  4. ^ a b "Army Commands" (PDF). Retrieved 2 July 2016.
  5. ^ "No. 52563". The London Gazette (Supplement). 14 June 1991. p. 2.
  6. ^ "Crowfoot". The Telegraph. Retrieved 6 January 2019.
Military offices
Preceded by General Officer Commanding North West District
1989–1991 		Succeeded by
Post abolished