List of serving senior officers of the Royal Marines

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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]

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Generals

NamePhotoAppointmentHonoursDate of promotionRef
Sir Gwyn Jenkins
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First Sea Lord and Chief of the Naval Staff
Commandant General Royal Marines [2]
KCB, OBE, ADC30 August 2022 [3]

Lieutenant-Generals

NamePhotoAppointmentHonoursDate of promotionRef
Sir Robert Andrew Magowan
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Deputy Chief of the Defence Staff (Financial and Military Capability) KCB, CBE22 January 2020 [4]
Sir Charles Richard Stickland
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KCB, OBE15 November 2021 [5]

Major-Generals

NamePhotoAppointmentHonoursDate of promotionRef
Paul P. LynchDeputy Assistant Secretary General for Intelligence, NATOMC7 August 2023 [6]
Duncan G. Forbes
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Chief of Staff

Military Strategic Headquarters[ citation needed ]

11 March 2024 [7]
Daniel BlanchfordCBE29 April 2024 [8]
Richard John Cantrill
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Commander Operations OBE, MC6 May 2024 [8]
Philip Mark TottenDirector Attack SubmarinesCBE28 May 2024 [8]
Anthony R. Turner
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Deputy Commander, Allied Special Operations Forces Command17 June 2024 [8]
Paul Andrew Maynard
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Assistant Chief of the Naval Staff (Policy) & Deputy Commandant General Royal MarinesOBE ADC26 March 2025

Brigadiers

NamePhotoAppointmentHonoursDate of promotionRef
Michael John Tanner
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Commander, His Majesty's Naval Base Devonport OBE20 February 2020 [9]
Neil Sutherland
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MBE7 June 2022 [10]
James Fraser RoylanceChief Technology Officer, Navy CommandJuly 2022
Derek P. StaffordDirector, Military Aviation Authority October 2022
Andrew P. L. WatkinsDeputy Director of Plans, United States Central Command 19 June 2023 [11]
Christopher E. HawDirector, Future Commando Force ProgrammeMC25 September 2023 [12]
Richard C. MorrisMilitary Assistant to the Prime Minister[ citation needed ]OBE27 September 2023 [13]
Benjamin E. Halsted
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MBE20 October 2023 [14]
James A. DennisAssistant Chief of Staff (Plans), Defence Digital
Head of Customer Services, Defence Digital
6 November 2023 [15]
Jonathan J. SearUK Defence Attaché to Germany6 April 2024 [8]
Jamie M. NormanCommander, UK Commando Force DSO, OBE29 April 2024 [8]
Richard AlstonDirector of Integrated Effects, Ministry of DefenceOBE23 September 2024 [16]
Simon M. RogersDirector Operational Advantage CentreOBE17 March 2025 [17]
James A. E. LewisAssistant Chief of Staff Plans, Permanent Joint HeadquartersOBE28 April 2025 [18]
Andrew R. Muddiman
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Naval Regional Commander Scotland and Northern IrelandADC [19]
Douglas C.J. Pennefather

See also

References

  1. "ADMIRALS: NOVEMBER 2020" (PDF). Retrieved 10 November 2020.
  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. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "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. 63793". The London Gazette (Supplement). 23 August 2022. p. 16014.
  11. "No. 64162". The London Gazette (Supplement). 5 September 2023. p. 17678.
  12. "No. 64228". The London Gazette (Supplement). 14 November 2023. p. 22870.
  13. "No. 64228". The London Gazette (Supplement). 14 November 2023. p. 22871.
  14. "No. 64253". The London Gazette (Supplement). 12 December 2023. p. 25082.
  15. "No. 64295". The London Gazette (Supplement). 23 January 2024. p. 1278.
  16. "No. 64565". The London Gazette (Supplement). 12 November 2024. p. 22994.
  17. "No. 64754". The London Gazette (Supplement). 10 June 2025. p. 11654.
  18. "No. 64788". The London Gazette (Supplement). 8 July 2025. p. 13570.
  19. "New Royal Navy Regional Commander installed in ceremony in Fife". Fife Today. 20 August 2021. Retrieved 22 December 2021.