Herbert Blumberg

Sir Herbert Blumberg
Born (1869-03-20)20 March 1869
Died 16 August 1934(1934-08-16) (aged 65)
Allegiance United Kingdom
Service/branch Royal Marines
Years of service 1888–1924
Rank General
Commands held Adjutant-General Royal Marines
Battles/wars First World War
Awards Knight Companion of the Order of the Bath

General Sir Herbert Edward Blumberg, KCB (20 March 1869 – 16 August 1934) was a Royal Marines officer who served as Adjutant-General Royal Marines.

Military career

Blumberg was commissioned into the Royal Marine Light Infantry on 1 February 1888.[1] He served as Deputy Assistant Adjutant-General at Headquarters, Royal Marine Forces from October 1911[2] and as Assistant Adjutant-General at Headquarters, Royal Marine Forces from June 1916 during the First World War.[3] He went on to be Adjutant-General Royal Marines in December 1920 before retiring in March 1924.[4]

Works

  • Blumberg, Herbert (1927). Britain's sea soldiers: A record of the Royal marines during the war 1914-1919. Devonport, Swiss & Co.

References

  1. ↑ "No. 25930". The London Gazette. 3 May 1889. p. 2443.
  2. ↑ "Navy List". March 2014. Retrieved 20 May 2016.
  3. ↑ "No. 29647". The London Gazette. 30 June 1916. p. 6495.
  4. ↑ "Senior Royal Navy appointments" (PDF). Retrieved 20 May 2016.
Military offices
Preceded by
Gunning Campbell		 Adjutant-General Royal Marines
1920–1924		 Succeeded by
Sir Alexander Hutchison
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