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Sir Thomas Lovett Morony, (23 September 1926 – 27 May 1989) was a

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officer who reached high office in the 1980s.

Military career

Morony was commissioned into the Royal Artillery in 1947. His first senior appointment was as Director of the Royal Artillery in 1975. He was then appointed, in 1978, Commandant of the Royal Military College of Science. In 1980 he was made Vice Chief of the General Staff, and in 1983 he was appointed UK Military Representative to NATO. Morony was also Colonel Commandant of the Royal Artillery from 1978, and of the Royal Horse Artillery from 1982. He was ADC General to the Queen from 1984 to 1986.

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