Captain General Royal Marines

Captain General Royal Marines
Insignia of the Captain General Royal Marines
Incumbent
Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex
since 2017
Ministry of Defence
Appointer Monarch
Inaugural holder King George V
Formation 1901

The Captain General Royal Marines is the ceremonial head of the Royal Marines. The uniform and insignia worn by the Captain General are those of a field marshal. This position is distinct from that of the Commandant General Royal Marines, the professional head (who is ranked as a major-general).

History

The ceremonial head of the Royal Marines was the Colonel in Chief until the title changed to Captain General in 1948.[1]

Post holders

The post has been held by the following:

Colonel-in-Chief

№ Colonel-in-ChiefTook officeLeft officeTime in officeRef
1
George VKing George V
(1865–1936)		1 January 190120 January 193635 years, 19 days[2]

Captain-General

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Captain General". Royal Marines Museum. Retrieved 28 May 2016.
  2. ↑ "No. 27263". The London Gazette. 4 January 1901. p. 83.
  3. ↑ "Assumption of Title of Colonel-in-Chief, Royal Marines, by H.M. King George VI". National Archives. 1936. Retrieved 28 May 2016.
  4. ↑ "The Ceremony of Beating the Retreat" (PDF). Royal Navy. Retrieved 23 May 2016.
  5. ↑ "No. 39863". The London Gazette (Supplement). 26 May 1953. p. 2939.
  6. ↑ "RM Online (archived version, defunct site)". Archived from the original on 21 October 2011. Retrieved 4 May 2013.
  7. ↑ Ben Farmer, Defence Correspondent. "Prince Harry takes on Royal Marines role from Duke of Edinburgh". Telegraph.co.uk. Retrieved 2017-12-19.
  8. ↑ "No. 62148". The London Gazette. 27 December 2017. p. 23814.
NATO rank code Student officer OF-1 OF-2 OF-3 OF-4 OF-5 OF-6
*		 OF-7
**		 OF-8
***		 OF-9
****		 OF-10
*****
Royal Navy O Cdt Mid SLt Lt Lt Cdr Cdr Capt Cdre RAdm
(list)		 VAdm
(list)		 Adm
(list)		 Adm of the Fleet
Royal Marines O Cdt 2Lt Lt Capt Maj Lt Col Col Brig Maj-Gen Lt-Gen Gen
(list)		 Capt-Gen
Army O Cdt 2Lt Lt Capt Maj Lt Col Col Brig Maj-Gen
(list)		 Lt-Gen
(list)		 Gen
(list)		 Fd Mshl
Royal Air Force Off Cdt / SO APO / Plt Off Fg Off Flt Lt Sqn Ldr Wg Cdr Gp Capt Air Cdre AVM Air Mshl Air Chf Mshl
(list)		 Mshl of the RAF
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