Education
Ormerod was educated at Downside School in Somerset.
Ormerod was educated at Downside School in Somerset.
He was appointed Brigadier in July 1971. He joined the army in 1940 and was commissioned into the British Indian Army, following which he served in Malaya, India, Italy, and Greece with the Gurkhas, eventually reaching the rank of Major. He also served in Malaya and Palestine during internal security operations in the post war period.