Willoughby Norrie, 1st Baron Norrie

Lieutenant-General The Right Honourable
The Lord Norrie
GCMG, GCVO, CB, DSO, MC & Bar KStJ
Lieutenant-General The Right Honourable The Lord Norrie GCMG, GCVO, CB, DSO, MC & Bar KStJ
	Lord Norrie in 1953
8th Governor-General of New Zealand
	In office; 2 December 1952 – 5 July 1957
Monarch	Elizabeth II
Prime Minister	Sidney Holland
Preceded by	The Lord Freyberg
Succeeded by	The Viscount Cobham
23rd Governor of South Australia
	In office; 19 December 1944 – 19 June 1952
Monarchs	George VI; Elizabeth II
Preceded by	Sir Malcolm Barclay-Harvey
Succeeded by	Sir Robert George
Personal details
Born	26 September 1893; Brompton, London, England
Died	25 May 1977 (aged 83); Wantage, Oxfordshire, England
Military service
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Branch/service	British Army
Years of service	1913–1944
Rank	Lieutenant-General
Unit	11th Hussars
Commands	Commander Royal Armoured Corps (1943–1944); XXX Corps (1941–1942); 1st Armoured Division (1940–1941); 1st Armoured Brigade (1940); 1st Light Armoured Brigade (1938–1940); 1st Cavalry Brigade (1936–1938); 10th Hussars (1931–1935)
Battles/wars	First World War; Second World War
Awards	Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George; Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order; Companion of the Order of the Bath; Distinguished Service Order; Military Cross & Bar; Knight of the Venerable Order of St John; Mentioned in despatches (2)

Lieutenant-General Charles Willoughby Moke Norrie, 1st Baron Norrie, GCMG, GCVO, CB, DSO, MC & Bar, KStJ (26 September 1893 – 25 May 1977), was a senior officer of the British Army who fought in both World Wars, following which he served terms as Governor of South Australia and the eighth Governor-General of New Zealand.

Lieutenant-General The Right Honourable The Lord Norrie GCMG, GCVO, CB, DSO, MC & Bar KStJ
Lord Norrie in 1953

8th Governor-General of New Zealand
In office 2 December 1952 – 5 July 1957
Monarch	Elizabeth II
Prime Minister	Sidney Holland
Preceded by	The Lord Freyberg
Succeeded by	The Viscount Cobham
23rd Governor of South Australia
In office 19 December 1944 – 19 June 1952
Monarchs	George VI Elizabeth II
Preceded by	Sir Malcolm Barclay-Harvey
Succeeded by	Sir Robert George

Personal details
Born	(1893-09-26)26 September 1893 Brompton, London, England
Died	25 May 1977(1977-05-25) (aged 83) Wantage, Oxfordshire, England
Military service
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Branch/service	British Army
Years of service	1913–1944
Rank	Lieutenant-General
Unit	11th Hussars
Commands	Commander Royal Armoured Corps (1943–1944) XXX Corps (1941–1942) 1st Armoured Division (1940–1941) 1st Armoured Brigade (1940) 1st Light Armoured Brigade (1938–1940) 1st Cavalry Brigade (1936–1938) 10th Hussars (1931–1935)
Battles/wars	First World War Second World War
Awards	Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order Companion of the Order of the Bath Distinguished Service Order Military Cross & Bar Knight of the Venerable Order of St John Mentioned in despatches (2)