John Richards (Royal Marines officer)

Lieutenant General Sir John Charles Chisholm Richards, 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.

Sir John Richards
Born(1927-02-21)21 February 1927
Died5 October 2004(2004-10-05) (aged 77)
AllegianceUnited Kingdom
Service/branchRoyal Marines
Years of service1945–81
RankLieutenant General
Commands heldCommandant General Royal Marines (1977–81)
3 Commando Brigade (1976–76)
42 Commando (1970–72)
45 Commando (1968–69)
Battles/warsMalayan Emergency
Aden Emergency
AwardsKnight Commander of the Order of the Bath
Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order

Military career

Educated 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]

Family

In 1953 he married Audrey Hidson; they had two sons and one daughter.[1]

References

  1. Debrett's People of Today 1994
  2. Combat Zone
  3. Catto, Henry E. (1998). Ambassadors at sea: the high and low adventures of a diplomat. University of Texas Press. p. 242. ISBN 978-0-292-71212-6. Retrieved 10 September 2010.
Military offices
Preceded by
Sir Peter Whiteley
Commandant General Royal Marines
1977–1981
Succeeded by
Sir Steuart Pringle
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