Henry Dalzell-Payne
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Major-General Henry ('Harry') Salusbury Legh Dalzell-Payne CBE
(born 1929) is a former British Army
officer who commanded 3rd Mechanised Division.
in 1949. In the early 1970s he was Head of MO4 (the section dealing with Northern Ireland
at the Ministry of Defence
). 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 before retiring in 1981.
In 2002 he gave evidence to the Saville Inquiry
confirming that the Army had no intention of killing the marchers.
Order of the British Empire
The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is an order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by George V of the United Kingdom. The Order comprises five classes in civil and military divisions...
(born 1929) is a former British Army
British Army
The British Army is the land warfare branch of Her Majesty's Armed Forces in the United Kingdom. It came into being with the unification of the Kingdom of England and Scotland into the Kingdom of Great Britain in 1707. The new British Army incorporated Regiments that had already existed in England...
officer who commanded 3rd Mechanised Division.
Military career
Dalzell-Payne was commissioned into the 7th Queen's Own Hussars7th Queen's Own Hussars
The 7th Queen's Own Hussars was a cavalry regiment in the British Army, first formed in 1690. It saw service for three centuries, before being amalgamated into The Queen's Own Hussars in 1958....
in 1949. In the early 1970s he was Head of MO4 (the section dealing with Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland is one of the four countries of the United Kingdom. Situated in the north-east of the island of Ireland, it shares a border with the Republic of Ireland to the south and west...
at the Ministry of Defence
Ministry of Defence (United Kingdom)
The Ministry of Defence is the United Kingdom government department responsible for implementation of government defence policy and is the headquarters of the British Armed Forces....
). He was appointed Commander of 6th Armoured Brigade in 1973, Chief of Staff at I Corps in 1976 and General Officer Commanding
General Officer Commanding
General Officer Commanding is the usual title given in the armies of Commonwealth nations to a general officer who holds a command appointment. Thus, a general might be the GOC II Corps or GOC 7th Armoured Division...
3rd Armoured Division in 1978 before retiring in 1981.
In 2002 he gave evidence to the Saville Inquiry
Bloody Sunday Inquiry
The Bloody Sunday Inquiry, also known as the Saville Inquiry or the Saville Report after its chairman, Lord Saville of Newdigate, was established in 1998 by British Prime Minister Tony Blair after campaigns for a second inquiry by families of those killed and injured in Derry on Bloody Sunday...
confirming that the Army had no intention of killing the marchers.