George Colt Langley

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Sir George Colt Langley
Born8 November 1810[1][2]
Bristol, England
Died28 December 1896(1896-12-28) (aged 86)
Southsea, Hampshire, England
AllegianceUnited Kingdom
Service/branchRoyal Marines
RankGeneral
Commands heldDeputy Adjutant-General Royal Marines
Battles/warsFirst Carlist War
AwardsKnight Commander of the Order of the Bath

General Sir George Colt Langley, KCB (8 November 1810 – 28 December 1896) was a Royal Marines officer who served as Deputy Adjutant-General Royal Marines.

Military career[]

Langley was born in Bristol, the eighth of 12 children born to John Langley and Annabella Claringbold.[2]

Educated at Adams' Grammar School, Langley was commissioned into the Royal Marine Light Infantry. He commanded a detachment of marines off the coast of Spain during the First Carlist War.[3] He became Assistant Adjutant-General at Headquarters Royal Marine Forces in December 1854[4] and Deputy Adjutant-General Royal Marines (the professional head of the Royal Marines) in January 1862[5] before retiring in July 1867.[6]

References[]

  1. ^ Burke's Family Records, p. 374
  2. ^ a b "The Family of Langley of Shropshire". Transactions of the Shropshire Archaeological and Natural History Society. Adnitt and Naunton: 145. 1892. Retrieved 18 May 2019.
  3. ^ Kerr, William James. "The Genealogical Tree of the Family of Jarrett of Orange Valley, Jamaica, and Camerton Court, Co. Somerset". Retrieved 20 May 2016.
  4. ^ "No. 21643". The London Gazette. 13 December 1954. p. 4183.
  5. ^ "No. 22587". The London Gazette. 7 January 1862. p. 92.
  6. ^ "No. 23273". The London Gazette. 9 July 1872. p. 3854.
Military offices
Preceded by Deputy Adjutant-General Royal Marines
1862–1867 		Succeeded by
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