Henry Dalzell-Payne

Henry Dalzell-Payne
Born 1929
Allegiance  United Kingdom
Service/branch British Army
Years of service 1949-1981
Rank Major-General
Commands held 6th Armoured Brigade
3rd Armoured Division
Battles/wars Operation Banner
Awards Commander of the Order of the British Empire

Major-General Henry ('Harry') Salusbury Legh Dalzell-Payne CBE (born 1929) is a former British Army officer who commanded 3rd Mechanised Division.

Military career

Dalzell-Payne was commissioned into the 7th Queen's Own Hussars in 1949.[1] In the early 1970s he was Head of MO4 (the section dealing with Northern Ireland at the Ministry of Defence).[2] He was appointed Commander of 6th Armoured Brigade in 1973, Chief of Staff at I Corps in 1976 and General Officer Commanding 3rd Armoured Division in 1978[3] before retiring in 1981.[4]

In 2002 he gave evidence to the Saville Inquiry confirming that the Army had no intention of killing the marchers.[5]

Family

He was married to Serena Helen Gourlay.[6]

References

Military offices
Preceded by
Michael Walsh
General Officer Commanding the 3rd Armoured Division
19781980
Succeeded by
Norman Arthur
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