Henry Beverley

Sir Henry Beverley
Born 25 October 1935
Allegiance United Kingdom
Service/branch Royal Marines
Years of service 1953–1994
Rank Lieutenant-General
Commands held 42 Commando
3 Commando Brigade
Royal Marines
Battles/wars Cypus Emergency
Awards Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath
Officer of the Order of the British Empire

Lieutenant-General Sir Henry York La Roche Beverley KCB OBE (born 25 October 1935) is a former Royal Marines officer who became Commandant General Royal Marines.

Military career

Born the son of Vice Admiral Sir York Beverley and educated at Wellington College, Beverley joined the Royal Marines in 1953[1] and saw active service in Cyprus during the Cypus Emergency[2][3] before becoming aide-de-camp to the Governor-General of New Zealand in 1961.[4] He was appointed Commanding Officer of 42 Commando in 1978, Commandant of the Commando Training Centre Royal Marines in 1980 and Director of Royal Marines personnel at the Ministry of Defence in 1982.[4] He went on to be Commander of 3 Commando Brigade in 1984, Major-General, Training and Reserve Forces Royal Marines 1986 and Chief of Staff to the Commandant General Royal Marines in 1988.[4] His last appointment was as Commandant General Royal Marines in 1990 before retiring in 1994.[4]

In retirement he became Chairman of the Winston Churchill Memorial Trust.[4]

Family

In 1963 he married Sally Anne Maclean; they have two daughters.[4]

References

  1. ^ London Gazette: no. 40022. p. 6290. 20 November 1953. Retrieved 2011-12-04.
  2. ^ At the end of a long road
  3. ^ The forgotten soldiers buried in no man's land The Telegraph, 19 April 2009
  4. ^ a b c d e f Debrett's People of Today 1994
Military offices
Preceded by
Sir Martin Garrod		 Commandant General Royal Marines
1990–1994		 Succeeded by
Sir Robin Ross