Commandant General Royal Marines

Flag of the Commandant General Royal Marines

The Commandant General Royal Marines is the professional head of the Royal Marines. The title has existed since 1943. The Commandant General Royal Marines is responsible for advising the First Sea Lord, with professional responsibility for all Royal Marine units. He is assisted by a Deputy Commandant General, whose rank is brigadier.^[1] This position is not to be confused with Captain General Royal Marines, the ceremonial head. The Commandant General Royal Marines is the counterpart to the Commandant of the United States Marine Corps, although the latter is a full general.^[2]

History

The professional head of the Royal Marines was the Deputy Adjutant-General from 1825^[3] until 1914 when the post was re-designated the Adjutant-General:^[4]^[5] the post holder usually held the rank of full general.^[6] Since 1943 the professional head of the Royal Marines has been the Commandant-General who held the rank of full general until 1977, the rank of lieutenant general until 1996 and the rank of major-general since then.^[7]

Role as COMUKAMPHIBFOR

The appointment has been held concurrently with that of Commander United Kingdom Amphibious Forces (COMUKAMPHIBFOR) since the creation of the Fleet Battle Staff in 2001. COMUKAMPHIBFOR is one of two deployable two-star maritime operational commanders (the other being Commander UK Maritime Force (COMUKMARFOR),^[8] with particular responsibility for amphibious and littoral warfare.^[8] Unlike COMUKMARFOR, COMUKAMPHIBFOR is primarily configured to command as a combined joint task force and designed to support a single two star commander.^[8]

General Officers Commanding

General Officers Commanding have included:^[7]
Deputy Adjutant General Royal Marines

Major-General Sir James Campbell 1825–1831
Major-General Sir John Savage 1831–1836
Lieutenant-General Sir John Owen 1836–1854
Lieutenant-General Sir Robert Wesley 1854–1862
General Sir George Langley 1862–1867
General Samuel Lowder 1867–1872
General Sir George Schomberg 1872–1875
Lieutenant General George Rodney 1875–1878
Major-General Sir Charles Adair 1878–1883
General Sir John Williams 1883–1888
General Sir Howard Jones 1888–1893
General Sir Henry Tuson 1893–1900
Lieutenant-General John Morris 1900–1902
Lieutenant-General Sir William Wright 1902–1907
General Sir William Adair 1907–1911
General Sir William Nicholls 1911–1914

Adjutant General Royal Marines

General Sir William Nicholls 1914–1916
Major-General Sir David Mercer 1916–1920
Major-General Gunning Campbell July 1920–November 1920
General Sir Herbert Blumberg 1920–1924
General Sir Alexander Hutchison 1924–1927
General Sir Lewis Halliday 1927–1930
General Sir Richard Ford 1930–1936
General Sir William Godfrey 1936–1939
General Sir Alan Bourne 1939-1943

Commandant General Royal Marines

General Sir Thomas Hunton, 1943–1946
General Sir Dallas Brooks, 1946–1949
General Sir Leslie Hollis, 1949–1952
General Sir John Westall, 1952–1955
General Sir Campbell Hardy, 1955–1959
General Sir Ian Riches, 1959–1962
Lieutenant General Sir Malcolm Cartwright-Taylor, 1962–1965
General Sir Norman Tailyour, 1965–1968
General Sir Peter Hellings, 1968–1971
General Sir Ian Gourlay, 1971–1975
General Sir Peter Whiteley, 1975–1977
Lieutenant General Sir John Richards, 1977–1981
Lieutenant General Sir Steuart Pringle, 1981–1984
Lieutenant General Sir Michael Wilkins, 1984–1987
Lieutenant General Sir Martin Garrod, 1987–1990
Lieutenant General Sir Henry Beverley, 1990–1994
Lieutenant General Sir Robin Ross, 1994–1996
Major General David Pennefather, 1996–1998
Major General Robert Fulton, 1998–2001
Major General Robert Fry, 2001–2002
Major General Anthony Milton, 2002–2004
Major General David Wilson, 2004
Major General James Dutton, 2004–2006
Major General Garry Robison, 2006–2009
Major General Andy Salmon, 2009–2010
Major General Buster Howes, 2010–2011
Major General Ed Davis, 2011–2014^[9]
Major General Martin Smith, 2014–2016
Major General Robert Magowan, 2016–present

References

↑ 08/11/2013 (2014-06-09). "Statement from Deputy Commandant General Royal Marines". Royal Navy. Retrieved 2014-06-14.
↑ "Marine Corps Leadership". Marine Corps. Retrieved 20 May 2016.
↑ "Royal Marines historical time line". Retrieved 27 May 2016.
↑ "British Admiralty". Naval History. Retrieved 21 May 2016.
↑ "Punch, or the London Charivari". 11 February 1914. Retrieved 27 May 2016.
↑ "Navy List". Admiralty. Retrieved 21 May 2016.
1 2 "Senior Royal Navy appointments" (PDF). Retrieved 20 May 2016.
1 2 3 "Fleet Battle Staff". Royal Navy. Archived from the original on March 17, 2011. Retrieved 20 May 2016. CS1 maint: Unfit url (link)
↑ City brigadier will lead Royal Marines This is Plymouth, 5 November 2011.

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