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| − | The | + | The '''Adjutant General, Royal Marines''' was the professional head of the [[Royal Marines]]. Created in the 1820s as '''Deputy Adjutant General Royal Marines''', the title was changed to Adjutant General, Royal Marines, through an Order in Council of 21 January, 1914.<ref>''The Orders in Council for the Regulation of the Naval Service''. '''XI'''. p. 71.</ref> |
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| + | ==Adjutants General== | ||
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| + | <div name=fredbot:office0 otitle="Adjutant General, Royal Marines" nat="UK"> | ||
| + | {{Tenure|rank={{GenRM}}|name=Howard Sutton Jones|nick=Sir Howard S. Jones|appt=1888|end=1893|as=Deputy Adjutant General, Royal Marines|precBy=[[John William Collman Williams|John W. C. Williams]]}} | ||
| + | {{Tenure|rank={{GenRM}}|name=Henry Brasnell Tuson|nick=Sir Henry B. Tuson|appt=1893|end=1900|as=Deputy Adjutant General, Royal Marines}} | ||
| + | {{Tenure|rank={{LtGenRM}}|name=John Ignatius Morris|nick=John I. Morris|appt=1893|end=1900|as=Deputy Adjutant General, Royal Marines}} | ||
| + | {{Tenure|rank={{GenRM}}|name=William Purvis Wright|nick=Sir William P. Wright|appt=1902|end=1907|as=Deputy Adjutant General, Royal Marines}} | ||
| + | {{Tenure|rank={{GenRM}}|name=William Thompson Adair|nick=Sir William Thompson Adair|appt=1907|end=1911|as=Deputy Adjutant General, Royal Marines}} | ||
| + | {{Tenure|rank={{GenRM}}|name=William Charles Nicholls|nick=Sir William C. Nicholls|appt=1911|end=1914|as=Deputy Adjutant General, Royal Marines}} | ||
| + | {{Tenure|rank={{GenRM}}|name=William Charles Nicholls|nick=Sir William C. Nicholls|appt=1914|end=1916}} | ||
| + | {{Tenure|rank={{MajGenRM}}|name=David Mercer|nick=Sir David Mercer|appt=1916|end=1920|succBy=[[Gunning Campbell]]}} | ||
| + | </div name=fredbot:office0> | ||
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| + | ==See Also== | ||
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| + | {{WP|https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commandant_General_Royal_Marines}} | ||
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==Footnotes== | ==Footnotes== | ||
{{reflist}} | {{reflist}} | ||
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Latest revision as of 12:01, 8 April 2022
The Adjutant General, Royal Marines was the professional head of the Royal Marines. Created in the 1820s as Deputy Adjutant General Royal Marines, the title was changed to Adjutant General, Royal Marines, through an Order in Council of 21 January, 1914.[1]
Adjutants General
- Template:GenRM Sir Howard S. Jones, 1888 – 1893
- Template:GenRM Sir Henry B. Tuson, 1893 – 1900
- Template:LtGenRM John I. Morris, 1893 – 1900
- Template:GenRM Sir William P. Wright, 1902 – 1907
- Template:GenRM Sir William Thompson Adair, 1907 – 1911
- Template:GenRM Sir William C. Nicholls, 1911 – 1914
- Template:GenRM Sir William C. Nicholls, 1914 – 1916
- Template:MajGenRM Sir David Mercer, 1916 – 1920
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ The Orders in Council for the Regulation of the Naval Service. XI. p. 71.
