Jim Morris (Royal Marines officer)

Major General Jim Morris CB DSO
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Branch	Royal Marines
Years of service	1987–2024
Rank	Major General
Commands	45 Commando 3 Commando Brigade Standing Joint Force Headquarters
Battles / wars	War in Afghanistan
Awards	Companion of the Order of the Bath Companion of the Distinguished Service Order

Major General James Andrew John Morris CB DSO is a retired senior Royal Marines officer.

Military career

Morris was commissioned into the Royal Marines on 1 September 1987. ^[1] He became commanding officer of 45 Commando in 2007 and in that role was deployed to Afghanistan in 2008. He went on to be commander of 3 Commando Brigade in 2015, Deputy Chief of Staff, Joint Operations at Permanent Joint Headquarters in April 2019 ^[2] and General Officer Commanding the UK Standing Joint Force Headquarters in July 2021. ^[3]

He was appointed a Companion of the Distinguished Service Order for services in Afghanistan between October 2008 and March 2009 ^[4] and a Companion of the Order of the Bath in the 2023 New Year Honours. ^[5]

After retiring from the Royal Marines, Morris became Director of Events for World Sailing in April 2024. ^[6]

References

1. "No. 51101". The London Gazette (Supplement). 26 October 1987. p. 13217.
2. "Ministry of Defence and Tri-service senior appointments" (PDF). Retrieved 22 June 2025.
3. "End of appointment - huge thanks to the JEF participant nations". Joint Expeditionary Force Newsletter. 25 April 2024. Retrieved 22 June 2025.
4. "No. 59182". The London Gazette (Supplement). 11 September 2009. p. 15640.
5. "No. 63918". The London Gazette (Supplement). 30 December 2022. p. N2.
6. "World Sailing appoints Jim Morris CB DSO as new Director of Events". World Sailing. 23 April 2024. Retrieved 22 June 2025.

Military offices
Preceded by Rupert Jones	GOC Standing Joint Force Headquarters 2021–2024	Succeeded by Tom Bateman