List of serving senior officers of the Royal Marines

This is a list of serving senior officers of the Royal Marines. It includes currently serving Royal Marine generals, lieutenant-generals, major-generals and brigadiers.[1]

Generals

Name Photo Appointment Decorations Date of promotion Ref
Gwyn Jenkins
Commandant General Royal Marines[2] CB, OBE, ADC 30 August 2022 [3]

Lieutenant-Generals

Name Photo Appointment Decorations Date of promotion Ref
Sir Robert Andrew Magowan
Deputy Chief of the Defence Staff (Financial and Military Capability) KCB, CBE 22 January 2020 [4]
Sir Charles Richard Stickland
Chief of Joint Operations KCB, OBE 15 November 2021 [5]

Major-Generals

Name Photo Appointment Decorations Date of promotion Ref
Paul P. Lynch Deputy Assistant Secretary General for Intelligence, NATO MC 7 August 2023 [6]
Duncan G. Forbes
Director of Strategy and Policy and Assistant Chief of the Naval Staff 11 March 2024 [7]
Daniel Blanchford CBE 29 April 2024 [8]
Richard John Cantrill
Commander Operations OBE, MC 6 May 2024 [8]
Philip Mark Totten Director Naval Staff OBE 28 May 2024 [8]
Anthony R. Turner
17 June 2024 [8]

Brigadiers

Name Photo Appointment Decorations Date of promotion Ref
Michael John Tanner
Naval Base Commander (Devonport) OBE 20 February 2020 [9]
Sean P. Brady 10 November 2021 [10]
Neil Sutherland
Deputy Commandant-General Royal Marines
Chief of Staff, Navy Command HQ		 MBE, ADC 7 June 2022 [11]
Paul Andrew Maynard
Chief Joint Force Operations OBE 11 July 2022 [12]
James Fraser Roylance Chief Technology Officer, Navy Command July 2022
Derek P. Stafford Head of Operating Assurance, Military Aviation Authority October 2022
Andrew P. L. Watkins Deputy Director J5 Plans, US Central Command 19 June 2023 [13]
Christopher E. Haw Director Future Commando Force Programme MC 25 September 2023 [14]
Richard C. Morris Military Assistant to the

Prime Minister

OBE 27 September 2023 [15]
Benjamin E. Halsted Deputy Commander, Combined Joint Task Force - Operation Inherent Resolve MBE 20 October 2023 [16]
James A. Dennis Assistant Chief of Staff J5 and Head of Customer Services, Defence Digital 6 November 2023 [17]
Jonathan J. Sear Defence Attaché, Germany 6 April 2024 [8]
Jamie M. Norman Commander, 3 Commando Brigade DSO, OBE 29 April 2024 [8]
Graeme W. Fraser
Naval Regional Commander Wales and Western England MBE, ADC [18]
Andrew R. Muddiman
Naval Regional Commander Scotland and Northern Ireland ADC [19]
Christopher N.M.P. Ordway Military Head of Euro-Atlantic Security, Ministry of Defence
Douglas C.J. Pennefather

See also

References

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  2. ^ "No. 63889". The London Gazette (Supplement). 29 November 2022. p. 22839.
  3. ^ "No. 63818". The London Gazette (Supplement). 20 September 2022. p. 17754.
  4. ^ "No. 62915". The London Gazette (Supplement). 11 February 2020. p. 2442.
  5. ^ "No. 63567". The London Gazette (Supplement). 29 December 2021. p. 23681.
  6. ^ "No. 64150". The London Gazette (Supplement). 22 August 2023. p. 16782.
  7. ^ "No. 64369". The London Gazette (Supplement). 16 April 2024. p. 7490.
  8. ^ a b c d e f "No. 64441". The London Gazette (Supplement). 25 June 2024. p. 12238.
  9. ^ "No. 62968". The London Gazette (Supplement). 7 April 2020. p. 7122.
  10. ^ "No. 63634". The London Gazette (Supplement). 8 March 2022. p. 4246.
  11. ^ "No. 63793". The London Gazette (Supplement). 23 August 2022. p. 16014.
  12. ^ "No. 63848". The London Gazette (Supplement). 18 October 2022. p. 19790.
  13. ^ "No. 64162". The London Gazette (Supplement). 5 September 2023. p. 17678.
  14. ^ "No. 64228". The London Gazette (Supplement). 14 November 2023. p. 22870.
  15. ^ "No. 64228". The London Gazette (Supplement). 14 November 2023. p. 22871.
  16. ^ "No. 64253". The London Gazette (Supplement). 12 December 2023. p. 25082.
  17. ^ "No. 64295". The London Gazette (Supplement). 23 January 2024. p. 1278.
  18. ^ "The Navy Directory 2019" (PDF). royalnavy.mod.uk. 1 January 2020. Retrieved 13 November 2020. 1* Naval Regional Commander Wales & Western England (NRC WWE) Brigadier G W Fraser MBE
  19. ^ "New Royal Navy Regional Commander installed in ceremony in Fife". Fife Today. 20 August 2021. Retrieved 22 December 2021.