Henry Beverley

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Sir Henry Beverley
Born (1935-10-25) 25 October 1935 (age 89)
AllegianceUnited Kingdom
Service / branchRoyal Marines
Years of service1953–1994
RankLieutenant General
CommandsCommandant General Royal Marines
3 Commando Brigade
Commando Training Centre Royal Marines
42 Commando
Battles / warsCyprus Emergency
AwardsKnight 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 retired Royal Marines officer who served as Commandant General Royal Marines from 1990 to 1994.

Military career

The son of Vice Admiral Sir York Beverley, he was educated at Wellington College. Beverley joined the Royal Marines in 1953 and saw active service in Cyprus during the Cyprus Emergency,[1][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 in 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 Beverley became Chairman of the Winston Churchill Memorial Trust and Chairman of Trustees of the Royal Marines Museum.[4][5]

Family

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

References

  1. ^ "No. 40022". The London Gazette. 20 November 1953. p. 6290.
  2. ^ "At the end of a long road". Archived from the original on 18 December 2011. Retrieved 4 December 2011.
  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
  5. ^ Trustees Annual Report for the year ended 31 March 2006[permanent dead link‍]
Military offices
Preceded by Commandant General Royal Marines
1990–1994 		Succeeded by