David Pennefather

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David Pennefather
Born (1945-05-17) 17 May 1945 (age 76)
AllegianceUnited Kingdom
Service/branchRoyal Marines
Years of service1965–1998
RankMajor General
Commands heldCommandant General Royal Marines
3 Commando Brigade
42 Commando
Battles/warsBosnian War
AwardsCompanion of the Order of the Bath
Officer of the Order of the British Empire

Major General David Anthony Somerset Pennefather, CB, OBE (born 17 May 1945) is a former Royal Marines officer who served as Commandant General Royal Marines from 1996 to 1998.

Military career[]

Pennefather was educated at Wellington College, then joined the Royal Marines in 1963.[1] He was commissioned as an acting lieutenant in 1965.[2] He was Commanding Officer of 42 Commando from 1988 to 1990[3] and was appointed OBE in 1990 "in recognition of meritorious service in Northern Ireland".[4] He became Commander of 3 Commando Brigade in 1992 and Commander of the United Nations Rapid Reaction Force during the Bosnian War[5] for which he was appointed a Companion of the Order of the Bath.[6] He went on to be Commandant General Royal Marines in 1996 before retiring in 1998.[7]

Later life[]

In retirement he became Secretary of the Royal Humane Society[8] and a director of the Royal Naval Museum in Portsmouth.[9]

References[]

  1. ^ PENNEFATHER, Maj.-Gen. David Anthony Somerset, Who's Who 2017, A & C Black, 2017 (online edition, Oxford University Press, 2016)
  2. ^ "No. 43836". The London Gazette. 10 December 1965. p. 11546.
  3. ^ Combat Zone
  4. ^ "No. 52324". The London Gazette (Supplement). 5 November 1990. p. 17199.
  5. ^ War and Peacekeeping in the Former Yugoslavia
  6. ^ "No. 54393". The London Gazette. 10 May 1996. p. 6546.
  7. ^ Royal Navy Senior Appointments Archived March 15, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
  8. ^ Sailor Carl hailed a hero after digger sea rescue Tameside Advertiser, 8 December 2004
  9. ^ Major General David Anthony Somerset Pennefather
Military offices
Preceded by Commandant General Royal Marines
1996–1998 		Succeeded by
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