词条 | John Richards (Royal Marines officer) |
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| name= Sir John Richards | image= | caption= | nickname= | birth_date= {{birth date|1927|02|21|df=yes}} | death_date= {{death date and age|2004|10|05|1927|02|21|df=yes}} | birth_place= | death_place= | placeofburial= | allegiance= United Kingdom | branch= Royal Marines | serviceyears= 1945–81 | rank= Lieutenant General | unit= | commands= Commandant General Royal Marines (1977–81) 3 Commando Brigade (1976–76) 42 Commando (1970–72) 45 Commando (1968–69) | battles= Malayan Emergency Aden Emergency | awards= Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order | relations= | laterwork= }} Lieutenant General Sir John Charles Chisholm Richards, {{postnominals|country=GBR|size=100%|sep=,|KCB|KCVO}} (21 February 1927 – 5 October 2004) was a Royal Marines officer who served as Marshal of the Diplomatic Corps in the Royal Household from 1982 to 1991. Military careerEducated at Worksop College, Richards joined the Royal Marines in 1945.[1] He was appointed Commanding Officer of 45 Commando in 1968, Commander of 42 Commando in 1972,[2] and Commander of 3 Commando Brigade in 1975 before becoming Commandant General Royal Marines in 1977 and retiring in 1981.[1] In retirement he became Her Majesty's Marshal of the Diplomatic Corps[3] in the Royal Household from 1982 to 1991.[1] FamilyIn 1953 he married Audrey Hidson; they had two sons and one daughter.[1] References1. ^1 2 3 Debrett's People of Today 1994 {{s-start}}{{s-mil}}{{s-bef|before=Sir Peter Whiteley}}{{s-ttl|title=Commandant General Royal Marines|years=1977–1981}}{{s-aft|after=Sir Steuart Pringle}}{{s-end}}{{RM Commandant General}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Richards, John}}{{UK-navy-bio-stub}}2. ^Combat Zone 3. ^{{cite book|last=Catto|first=Henry E.|title=Ambassadors at sea: the high and low adventures of a diplomat|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=jrS-Ccy5WYcC&pg=PA242|accessdate=10 September 2010|year=1998|publisher=University of Texas Press|isbn=978-0-292-71212-6|page=242}} 9 : 1927 births|2004 deaths|British military personnel of the Aden Emergency|British military personnel of the Malayan Emergency|Knights Commander of the Order of the Bath|Knights Commander of the Royal Victorian Order|Marshals of the Diplomatic Corps|Royal Marines generals|People educated at Worksop College |
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