Garrison Sergeant Major
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A Garrison Sergeant Major (GSM) in the British Army is the senior non-commissioned officer of a garrison and holds the rank of Warrant Officer Class 1. The GSM London District, always a guardsman, holds the third most senior NCO appointment in the British Army and is responsible for the drill on important state occasions such as Trooping the Colour.
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Garrison Sergeant Majors, London District
- 1940-1950 WO1 (GSM) Thomas Courtney, Coldstream Guards
- 1950-1951 WO1 (GSM) George Howe, Irish Guards
- 1951-1952 WO1 (GSM) Frederick Thomas Aylen, Coldstream Guards
- 1952-1965 WO1 (GSM) George Stone MBE RVM, Irish Guards
- 1965-1977 WO1 (GSM) Tom Taylor, Grenadier Guards
- 1977-1987 WO1 (GSM) Alex Dumon MBE, Coldstream Guards
- 1987-2002 WO1 (GSM) Alan G 'Perry' Mason MVO MBE, Coldstream Guards
- 2002- WO1 (GSM) Bill Mott, Welsh Guards
