Robin Ross

Sir Robin Ross
Born (1939-11-28) 28 November 1939 (age 85)
AllegianceUnited Kingdom
Service / branchRoyal Marines
Years of service1957–1996
RankLieutenant General
CommandsCommandant General Royal Marines
3 Commando Brigade
40 Commando
Battles / warsOperation Safe Haven
AwardsKnight Commander of the Order of the Bath
Officer of the Order of the British Empire
Officer of the Legion of Merit (United States)
Decoration of Merit (Netherlands)

Lieutenant General Sir Robert Jeremy "Robin" Ross, KCB, OBE (born 28 November 1939) is a former Royal Marines officer who served as Commandant General Royal Marines from 1994 to 1996.

Military career

Educated at Wellington College and Corpus Christi College, Cambridge, Ross joined the Royal Marines in 1957.[1] He became Commanding Officer of 40 Commando in 1979, commander of 3 Commando Brigade in 1986 and Commander, Training and Reserves in 1988.[2] He was appointed Commander, Commando Forces in 1990 and led an Anglo-Dutch Force that took part in Operation Safe Haven, a humanitarian operation to protect the Kurdish people in Northern Iraq in 1991.[2][3][4] He became Commandant General Royal Marines in 1994, and retired in 1996.[1]

Later life

Upon retirement Ross became Chairman of SSAFA Forces Help,[5] a member of the International Investment Council of South Africa,[3] and a churchwarden of St John the Baptist Church at Berwick St John in Wiltshire.[6]

Family

In 1965 Ross married Sara Curtis; they have one son and one daughter.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c Debrett's People of Today 1994
  2. ^ a b Royal Navy Senior Appointments Archived 15 March 2012 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ a b iSolon
  4. ^ Operation Safe Haven: Northern Iraq 1991
  5. ^ HRH Prince Michael of Kent GCVO
  6. ^ "Church News". berwickstjohn.com. 2011. Archived from the original on 26 April 2012 – via Internet Archive.
Military offices
Preceded by Commandant General Royal Marines
1994–1996 		Succeeded by