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

NamePhotoAppointmentDecorationsDate of promotionRef
Gwyn Jenkins
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Commandant General Royal Marines [2] CB, OBE, ADC 30 August 2022 [3]

Lieutenant-Generals

NamePhotoAppointmentDecorationsDate of promotionRef
Sir Robert Andrew Magowan
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Deputy Chief of the Defence Staff (Financial and Military Capability) KCB, CBE 22 January 2020 [4]
Sir Charles Richard Stickland
Stickland inspects Royal Marines (cropped).jpg
Chief of Joint Operations KCB, OBE 15 November 2021 [5]

Major-Generals

NamePhotoAppointmentDecorationsDate of promotionRef
Paul P. LynchDeputy Assistant Secretary General for Intelligence, NATO MC 7 August 2023 [6]
Duncan G. Forbes
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Director of Strategy and Policy and Assistant Chief of the Naval Staff11 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 Naval StaffOBE28 May 2024 [8]
Anthony R. Turner
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17 June 2024 [8]

Brigadiers

NamePhotoAppointmentDecorationsDate of promotionRef
Michael John Tanner
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Naval Base Commander (Devonport)OBE20 February 2020 [9]
Neil Sutherland
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Deputy Commandant-General Royal Marines
Chief of Staff, Navy Command HQ		MBE, ADC7 June 2022 [10]
Paul Andrew Maynard
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Chief Joint Force OperationsOBE11 July 2022 [11]
James Fraser RoylanceChief Technology Officer, Navy CommandJuly 2022
Derek P. StaffordHead of Operating Assurance, Military Aviation Authority October 2022
Andrew P. L. WatkinsDeputy Director J5 Plans, US Central Command19 June 2023 [12]
Christopher E. HawDirector Future Commando Force ProgrammeMC25 September 2023 [13]
Richard C. MorrisMilitary Assistant to the

Prime Minister

OBE27 September 2023 [14]
Benjamin E. HalstedDeputy Commander, Combined Joint Task Force - Operation Inherent ResolveMBE20 October 2023 [15]
James A. DennisAssistant Chief of Staff J5 and Head of Customer Services, Defence Digital6 November 2023 [16]
Jonathan J. SearDefence Attaché, Germany6 April 2024 [8]
Jamie M. NormanCommander, UK Commando Force DSO, OBE29 April 2024 [8]
Richard AlstonOBE23 September 2024 [17]
Graeme W. Fraser
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Naval Regional Commander Wales and Western EnglandMBE, ADC [18]
Andrew R. Muddiman
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Naval Regional Commander Scotland and Northern IrelandADC [19]
Christopher N.M.P. OrdwayMilitary Head of Euro-Atlantic Security, Ministry of Defence
Douglas C.J. Pennefather

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