| Ed Davis | |
|---|---|
 Ed Davis as Commander, 3 Commando Brigade and Task Force Helmand | |
| Place of birth | Hereford, Herefordshire, England |
| Allegiance |
 United Kingdom |
| Service/branch |
 Royal Marines |
| Years of service | 1981–present |
| Rank | Major General |
| Service number | N028884T |
| Commands held |
3 Commando Brigade Royal Marines |
| Battles/wars |
Bosnian War War in Afghanistan |
| Awards |
Commander of the Order of the British Empire Officer of the Legion of Merit (United States) |
Major General Edward Grant Martin Davis CBE is a Royal Marines officer and has been Commandant General Royal Marines since December 2011.
Early life[]
Davis was born in Hereford, Herefordshire, England. He was educated at Coleraine Academical Institution, County Londonderry, Northern Ireland and King's College London (MA Defence Studies).[1]
Military career[]
Davis was commissioned into the Royal Marines in 1981.[2] In 1996, he attended the Army Command and Staff Course at Staff College, Camberley.[1] In the same year, he became Chief of Staff at the Headquarters of the Combat Service Support Group (UK) in which role he took part in the Bosnian War.[2] He was appointed Chief of Staff to the Commander of the UK’s Amphibious Forces in 2007 and was deployed to Afghanistan as Chief of Joint Effects for ISAF.[2] He was appointed Commander of 3 Commando Brigade in January 2010 and again deployed to Afghanistan – this time as the Commander of Task Force Helmand.[3] He became Commandant General Royal Marines in December 2011.[4] He was promoted to major general on 10 January 2012, with seniority from 28 November 2011.[5]
Awards and decorations[]
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Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) | 23 March 2012 "in recognition of gallant and distinguished services in Afghanistan during the period 1st April 2011 to 30th September 2011".[6][7] |
| Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) | 2006[8] | |
| Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) | 1996[9] | |
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NATO Medal medal for the former Yugoslavia | With former Yugoslavia clasp |
|
Iraq Medal | |
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Operational Service Medal for Afghanistan | |
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Queen Elizabeth II Golden Jubilee Medal | 2002 |
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Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal | 2012 |
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Officer of the Legion of Merit | 2011 |
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Commandant General Royal Marines". Royal Navy. http://www.royalnavy.mod.uk/The-Fleet/The-Royal-Marines/About-the-Royal-Marines/Commandant-General-Royal-Marines. Retrieved 4 July 2012.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Biography: Brigadier Ed Davis
- ↑ Petraeus visits Royal Marines in Helmand Defence News, 6 June 2011.
- ↑ City brigadier will lead Royal Marines This is Plymouth, 5 November 2011.
- ↑ "No. 60025". 10 January 2012. https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/60025/page/
- ↑ "No. 60095". 23 March 2012. https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/60095/page/
- ↑ "Operational Honours and Awards List". Ministry of Defence. 23 March 2012. http://www.mod.uk/DefenceInternet/DefenceNews/HistoryAndHonour/OperationalHonoursAndAwardsList23March2012.htm. Retrieved 23 March 2012.
- ↑ "No. 57855". 31 December 2005. https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/57855/page/
- ↑ "No. 54427". 14 June 1996. https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/54427/page/
External links[]
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