Bernard Gordon Lennox

Major-General Bernard Charles Gordon Lennox, (19 September 1932 – 27 December 2017) was a senior British Army officer. He served as Commandant of the British Sector in Berlin from October 1983 to December 1985.

Military career Gordon Lennox was born at 17 Cheyne Court, Chelsea, London, the eldest son of Lieutenant General Sir George Gordon Lennox and Nancy Brenda Darell. His grandfathers were Lord Bernard Gordon-Lennox (son of the 7th Duke of Richmond) and Sir Lionel Darell, 6th Baronet.

He served as Page of Honour to King George VI. He was educated at Eton College. He graduated from the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst, where he won the Sword of Honour,

He was appointed Commanding Officer of 1st Bn Grenadier Guards in 1974. He went on to be on the Army Directing Staff at the RAF Staff College in 1976, Commander of 20th Armoured Brigade in 1978 and Chief of Staff for South East District in 1981. He was promoted to major general in 1983 and appointed GOC (general officer commanding) of the British Sector in Berlin. Finally he became the Senior Army Member at the Royal College of Defence Studies in 1986.

Personal life In 1958, he married Sally-Rose Warner. They had three sons: Page of Honour to Queen Elizabeth II Angus Charles (born 4 February 1964) Charles Bernard (born 18 June 1970)

He lived at Eversley in Hampshire. He died in 2017 from the effects of dementia, at the age of 85.