Andrew Thorne
| Sir Andrew Thorne | |
|---|---|
| Born |
20 September 1885 Dornhurst, Sevenoaks, England |
| Died | 25 September 1970 (aged 85) Spynie Hospital, Elgin, Scotland |
| Allegiance | United Kingdom |
| Service/branch | British Army |
| Years of service | 1904–46 |
| Rank | General |
| Unit | Grenadier Guards |
| Commands held |
Scottish Command XII Corps 48th (South Midland) Infantry Division Brigade of Guards 184th Infantry Brigade 3rd Battalion, Grenadier Guards |
| Battles/wars |
First World War Second World War |
| Awards |
Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George Distinguished Service Order & Two Bars Mentioned in Despatches Commander's Cross with Star of the Order of Polonia Restituta (Poland) Commander of the Legion of Merit (United States) Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St. Olav (Norway) |
General Sir Augustus Francis Andrew Nicol Thorne, KCB, CMG, DSO & Two Bars, DL (20 September 1885 – 25 September 1970) was a senior British Army officer who served in the First and Second World Wars, where he commanded the 48th (South Midland) Infantry Division.
Educated at Eton and the Royal Military College, Sandhurst, Thorne was commissioned as a second lieutenant into the Grenadier Guards in 1904. He served in the First World War, becoming a staff captain, then deputy assistant adjutant and quartermaster general and then deputy assistant quartermaster general in France. He became Commanding Officer (CO) of the 3rd Battalion, Grenadier Guards in 1916, and saw action in the First Battle of Ypres in 1914 and Battle of the Somme in 1916, earning the Distinguished Service Order and two Bars. In 1918 he became commander of the 184th Brigade.
After the war he became assistant military attaché at Washington, D.C. and then, in 1922, a General Staff Officer (GSO) at London District. He was appointed military assistant to the Chief of the Imperial General Staff at the War Office in 1925 CO of the 3rd Battalion, Grenadier Guards again in 1927. In 1932, he was made military attaché in Berlin and commander of the 1st Guards Brigade at Aldershot Command in 1935. He was a temporary brigade commander in Palestine and Transjordan in 1936. In 1938 he became Major General commanding the Brigade of Guards and General Officer Commanding (GOC) London District.
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