| Sir Charles Montgomery | |
|---|---|
 VAdm Charles Montgomery, CBE in 2011 | |
| Born | 1955 |
| Place of birth | Rotherham, South Yorkshire |
| Allegiance |
 United Kingdom |
| Service/branch |
 Royal Navy |
| Years of service | 1973 - 2013 |
| Rank | Vice Admiral |
| Commands held |
HMS Beaver Naval Home Command |
| Awards | Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire |
Vice-Admiral Sir Charles Percival Ross Montgomery, KBE, ADC (born 1955) is a Royal Navy officer who, until 10 October 2012, served as Second Sea Lord.
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Educated at Uppingham School and the Royal Naval College, Dartmouth, Montgomery joined the Royal Navy in 1973.[1] After spending his first three years of service at Sheffield University he went to sea and rose through the officer ranks to become Commander of HMS Beaver.[1] Later he became Training Director of the Naval Recruiting and Training Agency and then Private Secretary to the Secretary of State for Defence.[1] He went on to become Director of Naval Personnel Strategy in 2005, Naval Secretary in 2008[2] and Second Sea Lord in 2010.[1]
Montgomery was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the 2006 Birthday Honours[3] and Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire (KBE) in the 2012 Birthday Honours.[4]
On 25 January 2013 the Home Office announced that Montgomery had been appointed Director General of the Border Force. [5]
Awards[]
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Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire (KBE) | 2012[6] |
| Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) | 2006[7] | |
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Queen Elizabeth II Golden Jubilee Medal | 2002 |
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Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal | 2012 |
Montgomery became an honorary Doctor of Engineering from the University of Sheffield (12 January 2012).[8]
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Royal Navy Biography
- ↑ Select Committee on Defence Fourteenth Report House of Commons, 30 July 2008.
- ↑ "No. 58014". 17 June 2006. https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/58014/page/
- ↑ "No. 60173". 16 June 2012. https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/60173/page/
- ↑ New Director General of Border Force announced
- ↑ "No. 60173". 16 June 2012. https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/60173/page/
- ↑ "No. 58014". 17 June 2006. https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/58014/page/
- ↑ Academics and graduates given honorary degrees and benefactor recognised University of Sheffield, 13 January 2012
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