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Sir Herbert Edward Blumberg, (20 March 1869 – 16 August 1934) was a Royal Marines officer who served as Adjutant-General Royal Marines.

Military career

Blumberg was commissioned into the

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on 1 February 1888. He served as Deputy Assistant Adjutant-General at Headquarters, Royal Marine Forces from October 1911 and as Assistant Adjutant-General at Headquarters, Royal Marine Forces from June 1916 during the

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. He went on to be Adjutant-General Royal Marines in December 1920 before retiring in March 1924.

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