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Sir Henry York La Roche Beverley, (born 25 October 1935) is a retired Royal Marines officer who served as

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from 1990 to 1994.

Military career

The son of Vice Admiral Sir York Beverley, he was educated at

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. Beverley joined the Royal Marines in 1953 and saw active service in

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during the

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, before becoming aide-de-camp to the Governor-General of New Zealand in 1961.Debrett's People of Today 1994 He was appointed commanding officer of

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in 1978, commandant of the

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in 1980 and Director of Royal Marines personnel at the Ministry of Defence in 1982. He went on to be commander of

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in 1984, Major General, Training and Reserve Forces Royal Marines in 1986, and Chief of Staff to the

in 1988. His last appointment was as Commandant General Royal Marines in 1990 before retiring in 1994. In retirement Beverley became Chairman of the

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and Chairman of Trustees of the

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.Trustees Annual Report for the year ended 31 March 2006
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Family

In 1963 Beverley married Sally Anne Maclean; they have two daughters.

References

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