Sir Norman Tailyour | |
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| Born | (1914-12-12)12 December 1914 Newbridge, County Kildare, Ireland |
| Died | 28 December 1979(1979-12-28) (aged 65) Ashford, Kent, England |
| Allegiance | United Kingdom |
| Service | Royal Marines |
| Years of service | 1933–1968 |
| Rank | General |
| Commands | Commandant General Royal Marines 3 Commando Brigade 45 Commando 27th Battalion |
| Battles / wars | Second World War Cyprus Emergency Suez Crisis |
| Awards | Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath Distinguished Service Order &Bar Mentioned in Despatches (2) |
| Relations | Ewen Southby-Tailyour (son) |
GeneralSir Norman Hastings Tailyour,KCB, DSO &Bar (12 December 1914 – 28 December 1979) was aRoyal Marines officer who served asCommandant General Royal Marines from 1965 to 1968.[1]
Tailyour wascommissioned into theRoyal Marines in 1933.[2] He served in theSecond World War as commander of the Royal Marines on theLanding Craft Base HMSRobertson from 1943, as executive officer on the Land Craft Base HMSSt Mathew from later that year and then as commander of 27th Battalion Royal Marines in North West Europe from 1945.[2] He wasMentioned in Despatches in 1945 and awarded theDistinguished Service Order (DSO) for his command of the battalion.[3]
Tailyour was appointed commanding officer of45 Commando in 1954.[2] As lieutenant colonel, he was the commanding officer of 45 Commando, flown offHMS Theseus by helicopter to land at thePort Said during theSuez Crisis in 1956,[2] when he was also wounded by a Fleet Air Arm Wyvern – friendly fire. This was the first helicopter-borne, opposed assault from the sea in history. He was again Mentioned in Despatches for his services in the Suez in 1956, and awarded aBar to his DSO for his command of 45 Commando in Cyprus later that year.[4]
Tailyour became commander of the Royal Marine Barracks atPlymouth in 1957, chief of staff to the Amphibious Warfare Representative inWashington D. C. in 1958 and commander of3 Commando Brigade in 1960.[2] He went on to be Commander Plymouth Group of the Royal Marines in 1962.[2] He was appointed aCompanion of the Order of the Bath in 1963,[5] and promoted to Knight Commander in the1966 Birthday Honours.[6] He becameCommandant General Royal Marines in 1965 before retiring in 1968.[2]
In retirement Tailyour wasCaptain of Deal Castle from 1972 to 1980.[7]
Tailyour's son,Ewen Southby-Tailyour, was also a Royal Marines officer, who served with distinction inDhofar and theFalklands War.[8]
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| Preceded by | Commandant General Royal Marines 1965–1968 | Succeeded by |