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This is a list of current serving senior officers in the Royal Marines.[1] Senior meaning from Brigadier rank upwards. It also lists personnel with near future appointments.

Generals[]

Name Appointment Active/Reservist Date of promotion Ref
Gwyn Jenkins Commandant General Royal Marines Active 30 August 2022 [2][3]

Lieutenant Generals[]

Name Appointment Active/Reservist Date of promotion Ref
Robert Andrew Magowan Deputy Chief of Defence Staff (Financial and Military Capability) Active 22 January 2020 [4]
Charles Stickland Active 15 November 2021 [5]

Major Generals[]

Name Appointment Active/Reservist Date of promotion Ref
Paul P. Lynch Deputy Assistant Secretary General for Intelligence, NATO International Military Staff Active 7 August 2023 [6]
Duncan G. Forbes Director of Strategy and Policy, Navy Command Active 4th Octoer 2023 [7]
Daniel Blanchford Active 29 April 2024 [8]
Richard J. Cantrill Commander Operations, Navy Command Active 6 May 2024 [9]
Philp Mark Totten Director of Naval Staff Active 28 May 2024 [10]
Anthony R. Turner Active 17 June 2024 [11]

Brigadiers[]

Name Appointment Active/Reservist Date of promotion Ref
Graeme W. Fraser Reservist
Matthew J.A. Jackson Assistant Commandant General Royal Marines Active 11 December 2018 [12]
Michael J. Tanner Commander Devonport Naval Base (NBC(D)) Active 20 February 2020 [13]
Christopher N. M. P Ordway Head of (Military), Euro-Atlantic Security, MOD Active
Andrew R.Muddiman Naval Regional Commander Scotland & Northern Ireland (NRC SNI)
Senior Naval Officer Scotland and Northern Ireland
Active [14]
Sean P. Brady Active 16 August 2021 [15]
Neil Sutherland Chief of Staff, Navy Command and Deputy Commandant General Royal Marines Active [16]
Paul A. Manyard Chief Joint Force Operations Active 11 July 2022 [17]
Jamie F. Roylance Chief Technology Officer, Navy Command Active 27 June 2022 [18]
Derek B. Stafford Head of Operating Assurance Military Aviation Authority Active 28 October 2022 [19]
Andrew P. L. Watkins Deputy Director J5, United States Central Command Active 19 June 2023 [20]
Christopher E. Haw Senior Responsible Owner for Commando Force Development
Deputy Director of Navy Acquisition
Active 25 September 2023 [21]
Richard C. Morris Deputy Director of the Integrated Cyber Electro Magnetic and Effects Directorate at Strategic Command Active 27 September 2023 [22]
Benjamin E. Haslsted Deputy Commanding General Combined Joint Task Force - Operation Inherent Resolve Active 27 September 2023 [23]
James A. Dennis Assistant Chief of Staff J5 and Head Customer Services Defence Digital Active 6 November 2023 [24]
Jaimie McCoy Norman Commander, 3 Commando Brigade
Commander, Commander Littoral Strike Group
Active 29 April 2024 [25]
Jonathan J. Sear Defence Attache Germany Active 6 April 2024 [26]
Gerard M. Salzano Commander of the Royal Navy Cadet Forces Active
Richard Alston Deputy Director for Cyber and Electromagnetic Effects and Special Operations Active 23 September 2024 [27]
Douglas C.J. Pennefather Active

See also[]

References[]

  1. "List of Senior Serving British Personnel". British Armed Forces Review. 20 November 2024. https://britisharmedforcesreview.wordpress.com/list-of-senior-british-serving-personnel/. 
  2. "No. 63818". 20 September 2022. p. 17754. https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/63818/supplement/17754 
  3. "Royal Marines appoint new Commandant General". British Forces News. 25 November 2022. https://www.forces.net/services/royal-marines/major-general-gwyn-jenkins-named-new-commandant-general. "General Gwyn Jenkins, who is already Vice-Chief of the Defence Staff, has taken over the role from Lieutenant General Robert Magowan." 
  4. "No. 62915". 11 February 2020. p. 2442. https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/62915/supplement/2442 
  5. "No. 63567". 29 December 2021. p. 23681. https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/63567/supplement/23681 
  6. "No. 64150". 22 August 2023. p. 16782. https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/64150/supplement/16782 
  7. "No. 64369". 16 April 2024. p. 7490. https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/64369/supplement/7490 
  8. "No. 64441". 25 June 2024. p. 12238. https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/64441/supplement/12238 
  9. "No. 64441". 25 June 2024. p. 12238. https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/64441/supplement/12238 
  10. "No. 64441". 25 June 2024. p. 12238. https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/64441/supplement/12238 
  11. "No. 64441". 25 June 2024. p. 12238. https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/64441/supplement/12238 
  12. "No. 62558". 12 February 2019. p. 2354. https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/62558/supplement/2354 
  13. "No. 62968". 7 April 2020. p. 7122. https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/62968/supplement/7122 
  14. RNinScotland (19 August 2021). "Personnel at MOD Caledonia in #Rosyth gathered yesterday to wish Captain Chris Smith a fond farewell as he leaves the post of Naval Regional Commander for #Scotland & #NorthernIreland. After nine years in post he has handed over to Brigadier Andy Muddiman RM.". https://twitter.com/RNinScotland/status/1428316709946109954. 
  15. "No. 63634". 8 March 2022. p. 4246. https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/63634/supplement/4246 
  16. "No. 63793". 23 August 2022. p. 16014. https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/63793/supplement/16014 
  17. "No. 63848". 18 October 2022. p. 19790. https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/63848/supplement/19790 
  18. "No. 63818". 20 September 2022. p. 17754. https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/63818/supplement/17754 
  19. "No. 63947". 24 January 2023. p. 1142. https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/63947/supplement/1142 
  20. "No. 64162". 5 September 2023. p. 17679. https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/64162/supplement/17679 
  21. "No. 64228". 14 November 2023. p. 22870. https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/64228/supplement/22870 
  22. "No. 64228". 14 November 2023. p. 22871. https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/64228/supplement/22871 
  23. "No. 64228". 14 November 2023. p. 25082. https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/64228/supplement/25082 
  24. "No. 64295". 23 January 2024. p. 1278. https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/64295/supplement/1278 
  25. "No. 64441". 25 June 2024. p. 12238. https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/64441/supplement/12238 
  26. "No. 64441". 25 June 2024. p. 12238. https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/64441/supplement/12238 
  27. "No. 64565". 12 November 2024. p. 22994. https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/64565/supplement/22994