Tom Dormer

Biography

Tom was educated at Wellingborough Grammar School and gained a Kitchener Scholarship to read geography at University College London in 1972. He was appointed as a research assistant on graduation and undertook three years' research in historical geography at UCL.  Tom has pursued two separate careers, one in commerce and the other in the military serving as a platoon commander in the 1st and 2nd battalions of The Royal Anglian Regiment and, subsequently, 14 years in the TA. Tom's business life is unusual in that he has developed successfully three diverse ventures under the umbrella of The Dormer Group. These interests include licensed property valuations, stocktaking, retail audits and asset registers, and a software house designing and supplying systems for payroll and accounts. He also developed the largest natural stone supplier and installer in the UK, specialising in designing and manufacturing high–quality natural limestone floors and facades. Tom is a badged member of the Guild of Battlefield Guides who specialises on WW1 and WW2. Tom is the Finance Director of Battlefield History TV.

Known For

SAS Operation Bulbasket: Part 2 - Destruction of the French railways

as Presenter

Assault on Normandy: Gold Beach - Battle for the Beaches

as Presenter

The Waterloo Collection: Ligny and Quatre Bras - Part 1

as Presenter

Assault on Normandy: Sword Beach

as Presenter

Mons 1914

as Presenter

Bletchley Park and the Ultra Secret

as Presenter

Le Cateau

as Presenter

Battle of the Bulge: Panzer Marche - The Dash for Bastogne

as Himself - Presenter

First Ypres 1914 and the Race to the Sea

as Presenter

Assault on Normandy: Pointe du Hoc

as Presenter