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Commandant General Royal Marines
Commandant General Royal Marines is the professional head of the Royal Marines. The title has existed since 1943. The role is held by a General (United Kingdom), General who is assisted by a Deputy Commandant General, with the rank of Brigadier (United Kingdom), brigadier. 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, Commandant of the United States Marine Corps. History In 1760 three naval captains were appointed colonels of marines. However, these were naval officers and it meant that the furthest a marine officer could advance was to lieutenant colonel. It was not until 1771 that commandants of the three divisions (Portsmouth, Plymouth and Chatham, Kent, Chatham) were appointed. The first single professional head of the Royal Marine Forces was the Deputy Adjutant-General, a post which existed from 1825 until 1914 when the po ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
General (United Kingdom)
General (or full general to distinguish it from the lower general officer ranks) is the highest rank achievable by serving officers of the British Army and the Royal Marines. The rank can also be held by Royal Marines officers in tri-service posts, for example, Generals Sir Gordon Messenger and Gwyn Jenkins, Sir Gwyn Jenkins, former Vice-Chief of the Defence Staff (United Kingdom), Vice-Chiefs of the Defence Staff. It ranks above Lieutenant-general (United Kingdom), lieutenant-general and, in the Army, is subordinate to the rank of Field marshal (United Kingdom), field marshal, which is now only awarded as an honorary rank. The rank of general has a NATO-code of Ranks and insignia of NATO, OF-9, and is a four-star rank. It is equivalent to a Admiral (Royal Navy), full admiral in the Royal Navy or an air chief marshal in the Royal Air Force. Officers holding the ranks of Lieutenant-general (United Kingdom), lieutenant-general and Major-general (United Kingdom), major-general m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chatham, Kent
Chatham ( ) is a town within the Medway unitary authority in the ceremonial county of Kent, England. The town forms a conurbation with neighbouring towns Gillingham, Rochester, Strood and Rainham. In 2020 it had a population of 80,596. The town developed around Chatham Dockyard and several barracks for the British Army and the Royal Navy, together with 19th-century forts which provided a defensive shield for Chatham Dockyard. The Corps of Royal Engineers is still based in Chatham at Brompton Barracks. Chatham Dockyard closed on 31 March 1984, but the remaining naval buildings are an attraction for a flourishing tourist industry. Following closure, part of the site was developed as a commercial port, other parts were redeveloped for business and residential use, and part was used as the Chatham Historic Dockyard museum. Its attractions include the submarine . The town has important road links and the railway and bus stations are the main interchanges for the area. It i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John William Collman Williams
General Sir John William Collman Williams (29 August 1823 – 21 July 1911) was a Royal Marines officer who served as deputy adjutant-general Royal Marines. Military career The son of Dr. John Williams of the Royal Navy, Williams was commissioned into the Royal Marines on 7 July 1842. He became assistant adjutant of Royal Marine Forces in November 1867, second commandant of the Royal Marine Artillery in April 1870 and commandant of the Royal Marine Artillery in October 1872. He went on to be deputy adjutant-general Royal Marines (the professional head of the Royal Marines) in September 1883 before retiring in August 1888. He died in Hampshire Hampshire (, ; abbreviated to Hants.) is a Ceremonial counties of England, ceremonial county in South East England. It is bordered by Berkshire to the north, Surrey and West Sussex to the east, the Isle of Wight across the Solent to the south, ... on 21 July 1911. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Williams, John 1823 births 1911 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles Adair (Royal Marines Officer)
General Sir Charles William Adair (15 April 1822 – 27 December 1897) was a Royal Marines officer who served as Deputy Adjutant-General Royal Marines. Military career Adair was born in Plymouth, the son of Major-General Thomas Benjamin Adair . He was appointed a lieutenant in the Royal Marines on 12 February 1842. He became colonel and second commandant at the Chatham Division on 16 February 1872, Assistant Adjutant-General at Headquarters Royal Marine Forces on 30 October 1872. and colonel-commandant of the Portsmouth Division on 29 July 1876. He went on to be Deputy Adjutant-General Royal Marines (the professional head of the Royal Marines) in September 1878 before retiring in September 1883. He was appointed ''Aide-de-Camp'' to the Queen in 1870. In 1871, he was appointed a Companion of the Order of the Bath The Most Honourable Order of the Bath is a British order of chivalry founded by King George I of Great Britain, George I on 18 May 1725. Recipients of the Order ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Brydges Rodney (Royal Marines Officer)
Lieutenant General George Brydges Rodney, (1821 – 8 July 1895) was a Royal Marines officer who served as Deputy Adjutant-General Royal Marines. Military career Rodney was commissioned into the Royal Marine Light Infantry. After serving as a junior officer in the First Carlist War, he saw action as a brigade major at the Battle of Balaclava in October 1854, at the Siege of Sevastopol in Winter 1854 and at the Battle of Kinburn in October 1855 during the Crimean War The Crimean War was fought between the Russian Empire and an alliance of the Ottoman Empire, the Second French Empire, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, and the Kingdom of Sardinia (1720–1861), Kingdom of Sardinia-Piedmont fro .... Rodney became Assistant Adjutant-General at Headquarters Royal Marine Forces on 28 May 1863, colonel second commandant of the Royal Marine Light Infantry and commander of the Royal Marine Depot, Deal in November 1867 and colonel-commandant of the Chatham Divisi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Augustus Schomberg
General Sir George Augustus Schomberg (5 October 1821 – 5 December 1907) was a Royal Marines officer who served as Deputy Adjutant-General Royal Marines. Military career Born the son of Admiral Alexander Wilmot Schomberg, Schomberg was commissioned into the Royal Marine Artillery. He served in the Baltic Sea during the Crimean War and then commanded the Royal Marine Artillery in China during the Second Opium War The Second Opium War (), also known as the Second Anglo-Chinese War or ''Arrow'' War, was fought between the United Kingdom, France, Russia, and the United States against the Qing dynasty of China between 1856 and 1860. It was the second major .... He became colonel commandant of the Royal Marine Artillery on 10 April 1867 and then went on to be Deputy Adjutant-General Royal Marines (the professional head of the Royal Marines) in July 1872 before retiring in August 1875. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Schomberg, George 1821 births 1907 deaths Royal Ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Samuel Lowder
General Samuel Netterville Lowder, (1813 – 4 June 1891) was a Royal Marines officer who served as Deputy Adjutant-General Royal Marines. Military career Lowder was commissioned into the Royal Marine Light Infantry. He commanded a unit of marines which secured the island of Kotka on the coast of Finland during the Crimean War The Crimean War was fought between the Russian Empire and an alliance of the Ottoman Empire, the Second French Empire, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, and the Kingdom of Sardinia (1720–1861), Kingdom of Sardinia-Piedmont fro ... and then commanded a battalion of marines providing support to French forces during the French intervention in Mexico in 1863. He became colonel second commandant of the Royal Marine Light Infantry in November 1864, colonel commandant of the Royal Marine Light Infantry in September 1866 and Deputy Adjutant-General Royal Marines (the professional head of the Royal Marines) in July 1867 before retiring in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Colt Langley
General Sir George Colt Langley, (8 November 1810 – 28 December 1896) was a Royal Marines officer who served as Deputy Adjutant-General Royal Marines. Military career Langley was born in Bristol, the eighth of 12 children born to John Langley and Annabella Claringbold. Educated at Adams' Grammar School, Langley was commissioned into the Royal Marine Light Infantry. He commanded a detachment of marines off the coast of Spain during the First Carlist War The First Carlist War was a civil war in Spain from 1833 to 1840, the first of three Carlist Wars. It was fought between two factions over the succession to the throne and the nature of the Monarchy of Spain, Spanish monarchy: the conservative a .... He became Assistant Adjutant-General at Headquarters Royal Marine Forces in December 1854 and Deputy Adjutant-General Royal Marines (the professional head of the Royal Marines) in January 1862 before retiring in July 1867. Personal life His wife Maria Catherine Langley died ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Samuel Robert Wesley
Lieutenant-General Sir Samuel Robert Wesley ( – 5 January 1877) was an Anglo-Irish Royal Marines officer who served as Deputy Adjutant-General Royal Marines. Early life Wesley was the son Robert Wesley and Ellen Butt of Lismoat or Lismote Castle, County Limerick, Kingdom of Ireland, where he was born around 1791. Military career Wesley was commissioned into the Royal Marine Artillery. He saw action in Spain during the First Carlist War before becoming Assistant Adjutant-General at Headquarters Royal Marine Forces. He became Deputy Adjutant-General Royal Marines (the professional head of the Royal Marines) in December 1854 and directed the involvement of the Royal Marines during the Crimean War The Crimean War was fought between the Russian Empire and an alliance of the Ottoman Empire, the Second French Empire, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, and the Kingdom of Sardinia (1720–1861), Kingdom of Sardinia-Piedmont fro ... before retiring in January 186 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Owen (Royal Marines Officer)
Lieutenant General Sir John Owen, (c. 1777–1857) was a Royal Marines officer who served as Deputy Adjutant-General Royal Marines. Military career Owen was commissioned into the Royal Marines. He commanded a marine battalion which repulsed an enemy force four times its size near San Sebastián in Spain in March 1836 during the First Carlist War The First Carlist War was a civil war in Spain from 1833 to 1840, the first of three Carlist Wars. It was fought between two factions over the succession to the throne and the nature of the Monarchy of Spain, Spanish monarchy: the conservative a .... He became Deputy Adjutant-General Royal Marines (the professional head of the Royal Marines) in November 1836, before retiring in December 1854. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Owen John 1770s births 1857 deaths Royal Marines lieutenant generals Knights Commander of the Order of the Bath Military personnel of the First Carlist War 18th-century Royal Marines personnel 19th-ce ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Boscawen Savage
Major-General Sir John Boscawen Savage (23 February 1760 – 8 March 1843) was a Royal Marines officer who served as Deputy Adjutant-General Royal Marines. Military career Savage was commissioned into the Royal Marines in January 1777. He first saw action at the Great Siege of Gibraltar in 1779 but fought again at the action of 8 January 1780 off Cape Finisterre and at the Battle of Cape St. Vincent later in the month during the Anglo-Spanish War. He saw combat again at the Battle of Cape St Vincent in February 1797, at the Battle of the Nile in August 1798 and at the Battle of Copenhagen in April 1801 during the French Revolutionary Wars. He became colonel commandant of the Chatham division in June 1825 and Deputy Adjutant-General Royal Marines (the professional head of the Royal Marines) in March 1831 remaining in that post until shortly before he was promoted to major-general in January 1837. He was appointed a Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath The Most ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Commander United Kingdom Strike Force
The Commander United Kingdom Strike Force (COMUKSTRKFOR or CSF) is a senior post in the Royal Navy. The post is the highest seagoing command in the Royal Navy. Its role is to direct UK, Allied or Coalition maritime forces anywhere in the world.Commander UK Maritime Forces Personnel within the command are always at short notice to deploy either at sea or on land, providing forces necessary for the task in hand. The Commander United Kingdom Strike Force may also be in command at sea of UK or NATO naval task forces and task groups formed for specific operations. Previously the admiral also held the appointment of Rear Admiral Surface Ships, but this has now been dropped. Organisation within the Royal Navy The position reports to the[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
