Robin Ross

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Sir Robin Ross
Born (1939-11-28) 28 November 1939 (age 84)
AllegianceUnited Kingdom
Service/branch
Officer of the Legion of Merit (United States)
Decoration of Merit
(Netherlands)

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

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 President 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