John Westall

Sir John Westall
Born	1901 Napier, New Zealand
Died	1986
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Service/branch	Royal Marines
Years of service	1919–1955
Rank	General
Commands held	Royal Marines
Battles/wars	World War II
Awards	Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath Commander of the Order of the British Empire

General Sir John Chaddesley Westall KCB CBE (1901-1986) was a Royal Marines officer who became Commandant General Royal Marines.

Military career

Born the son of a New Zealander,^[1] Westall joined the Royal Marines in 1919.^[2] He served in World War II as a Staff Officer in intelligence activities in Singapore and Malaya from 1939 and as a Staff Officer in intelligence activities in India and Burma from 1942 before becoming a Staff Officer at the Director of Naval Intelligence Department in the Admiralty in 1944.^[2] After the War he became Commander of Infantry Training Centre, Royal Marines and then a Staff Officer in intelligence activities in Cape Town from 1947.^[2] He was appointed Chief Staff Officer at Plymouth in 1948, Commander of the Royal Marine Barracks at Plymouth in 1949 and Commander of the Royal Marine Barracks at Deal in 1950.^[2] He went on to be Chief of Staff to the Commandant General Royal Marines in 1951 and Commandant General Royal Marines in 1952 before retiring in 1955.^[2]

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