Commandant General Royal Marines

Office of the Commandant General Royal Marines
Office of the Commandant General Royal Marines
	Flag of the Commandant General
	Incumbent; Lieutenant General Robert Magowan; since 30 April 2021
	Ministry of Defence
Style	Lieutenant General
Abbreviation	CGRM
Member of	Admiralty Board; Navy Command
Reports to	Fleet Commander
Nominator	Secretary of State for Defence
Appointer	Prime Minister; Subject to formal approval by the Queen-in-Council
Term length	1-4 years
Formation	1825
First holder	Major-General Sir James Campbell
Deputy	Deputy Commandant General Royal Marines
Website	About The Commandant General - Royal Marines

The Commandant General Royal Marines is the professional head of the Royal Marines. The title has existed since 1943. The Commandant General Royal Marines is responsible for advising the First Sea Lord and Chief of the Naval Staff, with professional responsibility for all Royal Marine units; however his direct reporting line is to the Fleet Commander.^[1] He is assisted by a Deputy Commandant General, whose rank is brigadier.^[2] This position is not to be confused with Captain General Royal Marines, the ceremonial head. The Commandant General Royal Marines is the counterpart to the Commandant of the United States Marine Corps, although the latter is a full general.^[3]

History[]

In 1760 three naval captains were appointed colonels of marines. However, these were naval officers and it meant that the furthest a marine officer could advance was to lieutenant colonel. It was not until 1771 that commandants of the three divisions (Portsmouth, Plymouth and Chatham) were appointed.^[4] The first single professional head of the Royal Marine Forces was the Deputy Adjutant-General, a post which existed from 1825^[5] until 1914 when the post was re-designated the Adjutant-General:^[6]^[7] the post holder usually held the rank of full general.^[8] Since 1943 the professional head of the Royal Marines has been the Commandant-General who held the rank of full general until 1977, the rank of lieutenant general in 1996 and until April 2021 all Commandant General's held the rank of major-general.^[9] On 30 April 2021 the Royal Marines announced for the first time since 1996, that a lieutenant general would be taking over the role, that person being Lieutenant General Robert Magowan. Magowan is also the first person to assume the role twice.^[10]

From 1825 until 1964 his headquarters office which changed location several times was known as the Royal Marine Office.^[11]^[12]

Role as COMUKAMPHIBFOR[]

The appointment has been held concurrently with that of Commander United Kingdom Amphibious Forces (COMUKAMPHIBFOR) since the creation of the Fleet Battle Staff in 2001. COMUKAMPHIBFOR was one of two deployable two-star maritime operational commanders (the other being Commander UK Maritime Forces (COMUKMARFOR), now Commander United Kingdom Strike Force,^[13] with particular responsibility for amphibious and littoral warfare.^[13] Unlike COMUKMARFOR, COMUKAMPHIBFOR is primarily configured to command as a combined joint task force and designed to support a single two star commander.^[13]

Present role[]

In April 2018 it was announced that the two separate deployable two-star maritime operational commanders (COMUKMARFOR and COMUKAMPHIBFOR) would be merged into a single, larger, maritime battle staff.^[14]

General Officers Commanding[]

General Officers Commanding have included:^[9]

Deputy Adjutant General Royal Marines[]

Major-General Sir James Campbell 1825–1831
Major-General Sir John Savage 1831–1836
Lieutenant-General Sir John Owen 1836–1854
Lieutenant-General Sir Robert Wesley 1854–1862
General Sir George Langley 1862–1867
General Samuel Lowder 1867–1872
General Sir George Schomberg 1872–1875
Lieutenant General George Rodney 1875–1878
Major-General Sir Charles Adair 1878–1883
General Sir John Williams 1883–1888
General Sir Howard Jones 1888–1893
General Sir Henry Tuson 1893–1900
Lieutenant-General John Morris 1900–1902
Lieutenant-General Sir William Wright 1902–1907
General Sir William Adair 1907–1911
General Sir William Nicholls 1911–1914

Adjutant General Royal Marines[]

General Sir William Nicholls 1914–1916
Major-General Sir David Mercer 1916–1920
Major-General Gunning Campbell July 1920–November 1920
General Sir Herbert Blumberg 1920–1924
General Sir Alexander Hutchison 1924–1927
General Sir Lewis Halliday 1927–1930
General Sir Richard Ford 1930–1933^[15]
General Sir Richard Foster 1933–1936^[16]
General Sir William Godfrey 1936–1939
General Sir Alan Bourne 1939-1943

Commandant General Royal Marines[]

No.	Portrait	Name (Birth–Death)	Term of office			Ref.
No.	Portrait	Name (Birth–Death)	Took office	Left office	Time in office	Ref.
1		General Sir Thomas Hunton (1885–1970)	January 1943	1946	2–3 years	–
2		General Sir Dallas Brooks (1896–1966)	1946	May 1949	2–3 years	–
3		General Sir Leslie Hollis (1897–1963)	1949	1952	2–3 years	–
4		General Sir John Westall (1901–1986)	1952	1955	2–3 years	–
5		General Sir Campbell Hardy (1906–1984)	1955	1959	3–4 years	–
6		General Sir Ian Riches (1908–1996)	1959	1962	2–3 years	–
7		General Sir Malcolm Cartwright-Taylor (1911–1969)	1962	1965	2–3 years	–
8		General Sir Norman Tailyour (1914–1979)	1965	1968	2–3 years	–
9		General Sir Peter Hellings (1916–1990)	1968	1971	2–3 years	–
10		General Sir Ian Gourlay (1920–2013)	1971	9 June 1975	6–7 years	–
11		General Sir Peter Whiteley (1920–2016)	1975	1977	1–2 years	–
12		Lieutenant General Sir John Richards (1927–2004)	1977	1981	3–4 years	–
13		Lieutenant General Sir Steuart Pringle (1928–2013)	1981	1984	2–3 years	–
14		Lieutenant General Sir Michael Wilkins (1933–1994)	1984	1987	2–3 years	–
15		Lieutenant General Sir Martin Garrod (1935–2009)	1987	1990	2–3 years	–
16		Lieutenant General Sir Henry Beverley (born 1935)	1990	1994	3–4 years	–
17		Lieutenant General Sir Robin Ross (born 1939)	1994	1996	1–2 years	–
18		Major General David Pennefather (born 1945)	1996	1998	1–2 years	–
19		Major General Robert Fulton (born 1948)	1998	2001	2–3 years	–
20		Major General Robert Fry (born 1951)	2001	2002	0–1 years	–
21		Major General Tony Milton (born 1949)	May 2002	February 2004	1 year, 9 months	–
22		Major General David Wilson (born 1949)	February 2004	August 2004	6 months	–
23		Major General James Dutton (born 1954)	August 2004	June 2006	1 year, 10 months	–
24		Major General Garry Robison (born 1958)	June 2006	June 2009	3 years	–
25		Major General Andy Salmon (born 1959)	26 June 2009	February 2010	7 months	–
26		Major General Buster Howes (born 1960)	February 2010	December 2011	1 year, 10 months	–
27		Major General Ed Davis (born 1963)	December 2011	13 June 2014	2 years, 6 months	^[17]^[18]
28		Major General Martin Smith (born 1962)	13 June 2014	4 June 2016	1 year, 11 months	^[18]^[19]
29		Major General Robert Magowan (born 1967)	4 June 2016	19 January 2018	1 year, 7 months	^[19]^[20]
30		Major General Charles Stickland (born 1968)	19 January 2018	14 June 2019	1 year, 4 months	^[20]^[21]
31		Major General Matthew Holmes (1967–2021)	14 June 2019	30 April 2021	1 year, 10 months	^[21]
32		Lieutenant General Robert Magowan (born 1967)	30 April 2021	Incumbent	7 months	^[22]

List of Deputy Commandants General[]

The following have served as Deputy Commandant General:

0000–2013: Brigadier Bill Dunham
2014–2017: Brigadier Richard Spencer
2017–2020: Brigadier Haydn White
2020–present: Brigadier Anthony R. Turner

References[]

^ Government, H.M. "MOD roles and salaries: 2016 - GOV.UK - Navy Command senior". www.gov.uk. Royal Navy, MOD, April 21016. Retrieved 9 August 2017.
^ 08/11/2013 (2014-06-09). "Statement from Deputy Commandant General Royal Marines". Royal Navy. Retrieved 2014-06-14.CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
^ "Marine Corps Leadership". Marine Corps. Retrieved 20 May 2016.
^ Nicolas, Paul Harris (1845). Historical Record of the Royal Marine Forces. 1. London: Thomas and William Boone.
^ "Royal Marines historical time line". Archived from the original on 10 March 2016. Retrieved 27 May 2016.
^ "British Admiralty". Naval History. Retrieved 21 May 2016.
^ "Punch, or the London Charivari". 11 February 1914. Retrieved 27 May 2016.
^ "Navy List". Admiralty. Retrieved 21 May 2016.
^ ^a ^b "Senior Royal Navy appointments" (PDF). Retrieved 20 May 2016.
^ "New Head Royal Marines Takes Role". forces.net. 30 April 2021. Retrieved 30 April 2021.
^ Office, Admiralty (December 1827). "Royal Marine Office". The Navy List. London, England: John Murray. p. 124.
^ Archives, National (1688–1983). "Records of Royal Marines". nationalarchives.gov.uk. London, England: The National Archives. Retrieved 3 January 2019. Division within ADM
^ ^a ^b ^c "Fleet Battle Staff". Royal Navy. Archived from the original on March 17, 2011. Retrieved 20 May 2016.CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
^ "Jane's – UK Amphibious Headquarters to Disappear in Merger". 20 April 2018. Archived from the original on 2018-04-24. Retrieved 22 February 2020.
^ "No. 33983". The London Gazette. 3 October 1933. p. 6355.
^ "No. 34329". The London Gazette. 6 October 1936. p. 6363.
^ City brigadier will lead Royal Marines Archived 2011-12-09 at the Wayback Machine This is Plymouth, 5 November 2011.
^ ^a ^b "Commandant General Royal Marines Supersession". royalnavy.mod.uk. 18 June 2014. Retrieved 9 October 2020.
^ ^a ^b "Supersession of the Commandant General Royal Marines (CGRM)". theroyalmarinescharity.org.uk. The Royal Marines Charity. 13 June 2016. Retrieved 9 October 2020.
^ ^a ^b "Supersession of the Commandant General Royal Marines (CGRM)". theroyalmarinescharity.org.uk. The Royal Marines Charity. 19 January 2018. Retrieved 9 October 2020.
^ ^a ^b "Supersession of the Commandant General Royal Marines (CGRM)". theroyalmarinescharity.org.uk. The Royal Marines Charity. 14 June 2019. Retrieved 9 October 2020.
^ "New Head Of Royal Marines Takes Up Role". Forces News. 30 April 2021. Retrieved 30 April 2021.

[1] Government, H.M. "MOD roles and salaries: 2016 - GOV.UK - Navy Command senior". www.gov.uk. Royal Navy, MOD, April 21016. Retrieved 9 August 2017.

[2] 08/11/2013 (2014-06-09). "Statement from Deputy Commandant General Royal Marines". Royal Navy. Retrieved 2014-06-14.CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)

[3] "Marine Corps Leadership". Marine Corps. Retrieved 20 May 2016.

[4] Nicolas, Paul Harris (1845). Historical Record of the Royal Marine Forces. 1. London: Thomas and William Boone.

[5] "Royal Marines historical time line". Archived from the original on 10 March 2016. Retrieved 27 May 2016.

[6] "British Admiralty". Naval History. Retrieved 21 May 2016.

[7] "Punch, or the London Charivari". 11 February 1914. Retrieved 27 May 2016.

[8] "Navy List". Admiralty. Retrieved 21 May 2016.

[appoints-9] "Senior Royal Navy appointments" (PDF). Retrieved 20 May 2016.

[10] "New Head Royal Marines Takes Role". forces.net. 30 April 2021. Retrieved 30 April 2021.

[11] Office, Admiralty (December 1827). "Royal Marine Office". The Navy List. London, England: John Murray. p. 124.

[12] Archives, National (1688–1983). "Records of Royal Marines". nationalarchives.gov.uk. London, England: The National Archives. Retrieved 3 January 2019. Division within ADM

[fbs-13] "Fleet Battle Staff". Royal Navy. Archived from the original on March 17, 2011. Retrieved 20 May 2016.CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)

[14] "Jane's – UK Amphibious Headquarters to Disappear in Merger". 20 April 2018. Archived from the original on 2018-04-24. Retrieved 22 February 2020.

[15] "No. 33983". The London Gazette. 3 October 1933. p. 6355.

[16] "No. 34329". The London Gazette. 6 October 1936. p. 6363.

[17] City brigadier will lead Royal Marines Archived 2011-12-09 at the Wayback Machine This is Plymouth, 5 November 2011.

[Smith-18] "Commandant General Royal Marines Supersession". royalnavy.mod.uk. 18 June 2014. Retrieved 9 October 2020.

[Magowan-19] "Supersession of the Commandant General Royal Marines (CGRM)". theroyalmarinescharity.org.uk. The Royal Marines Charity. 13 June 2016. Retrieved 9 October 2020.

[Stickland-20] "Supersession of the Commandant General Royal Marines (CGRM)". theroyalmarinescharity.org.uk. The Royal Marines Charity. 19 January 2018. Retrieved 9 October 2020.

[Holmes-21] "Supersession of the Commandant General Royal Marines (CGRM)". theroyalmarinescharity.org.uk. The Royal Marines Charity. 14 June 2019. Retrieved 9 October 2020.

[22] "New Head Of Royal Marines Takes Up Role". Forces News. 30 April 2021. Retrieved 30 April 2021.

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naval capability	Assistant Chief of the Naval Staff (Capability)– Assistant Chief of Staff Warfare Assistant Chief of Staff Maritime Capability Chief Technology Officer
aviation and carriers	Deputy Director Naval Aviation – Commanding Officer Royal Naval Air Station Yeovilton
submarines	Assistant Chief of the Naval Staff (Submarines)/Flag Officer Scotland and Northern Ireland–
surface ships
support	Director Naval Support Assistant Chief of Staff Engineering Support Base Commander HM Naval Base Portsmouth Base Commander HM Naval Base Devonport Base Commander HM Naval Base Clyde
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Air, Operations, Plans, Policy requirements, warfare	Assistant Chief of the Naval Staff (Policy) Assistant of Chief Defence Staff (Pol) Naval Staff Assistant Chief of the Naval Staff Assistant Chief of the Naval Staff (Operations) Assistant Chief of the Naval Staff (Operations and Air) Assistant Chief of Defence Staff (Ops) Naval Staff Assistant Chief of the Naval Staff (Operational Requirements) Assistant Chief of the Naval Staff (Warfare)
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controller	Controller of the Navy
controllers department navy controllerate	Deputy Controller Polaris Department of the Director of Naval Construction Director Weapons Coordination and Acceptance (Naval) Co-Ordination Directorate Compass Directorate Director Naval Ordnance Services Director Naval Weapons Contracts B Director Underwater Weapons Projects (Naval) Director Weapons Surface Projects (Naval) Director Surface Electronic Projects (Naval) Naval Ordnance Inspection Directorate Production Directorate Director Weapons Production (Naval) Surface Weapons Research and Development Directorate Under Water Weapons Research and Development Directorate Weapons Equipment Surface Directorate - Director of Contracts (Ships) Director Engineering (Ships) Director of Electrical Engineering Director of Naval Construction Director of Naval Equipment Director of Project Team Submarines/Polaris Director of Resources and Programmes (Ships) Director Warship Design Directorate of Naval Construction Marine Engineering Directorate Naval Equipment Division Naval Equipment Directorate Naval Electrical Engineering Directorate Naval Ship Production Directorate
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Office of the Commandant General Royal Marines
Flag of the Commandant General
Incumbent Lieutenant General Robert Magowan since 30 April 2021
Ministry of Defence
Style	Lieutenant General
Abbreviation	CGRM
Member of	Admiralty Board Navy Command
Reports to	Fleet Commander
Nominator	Secretary of State for Defence
Appointer	Prime Minister Subject to formal approval by the Queen-in-Council
Term length	1-4 years
Formation	1825
First holder	Major-General Sir James Campbell
Deputy	Deputy Commandant General Royal Marines
Website	About The Commandant General - Royal Marines