Malcolm Cartwright-Taylor

General Sir Malcolm Cartwright Cartwright-Taylor, KCB (29 October 1911 – 5 November 1969) was a British Royal Marines officer who served as Commandant General Royal Marines from 1962 to 1965.[2]

Sir Malcolm Cartwright-Taylor
Born29 October 1911[1]
Mansfield, Nottinghamshire
Died5 November 1969[2]
Kingston upon Hull, Yorkshire
AllegianceUnited Kingdom
Service/branchRoyal Marines
Years of service1930–1965
RankGeneral
Commands heldCommandant General Royal Marines
Battles/warsSecond World War
Indonesia–Malaysia confrontation
AwardsKnight Commander of the Order of the Bath

Military career

Educated at Rugby School, Cartwright-Taylor was commissioned into the Royal Marines in 1930 and served in the Second World War in the battleship HMS Renown, at the Royal Marines Depot at Exton and at Headquarters, 117th Infantry Brigade.[3] He was appointed Fleet Royal Marines Officer for the South Atlantic Fleet in 1950, Major General Royal Marines at Plymouth in 1959 and Commandant General Royal Marines in 1962.[3] In that role he deployed 2,000 Royal Marines to Malaysia during the Indonesia–Malaysia confrontation[4] before retiring in 1965.[3]

In retirement he became a member of the Membership Arbitration Panel of the Association of British Travel Agents.[5]

References

  1. England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1916-2007
  2. "Obituary: Gen. Cartwright-Taylor – Command of Royal Marines". The Times. The Times Digital Archive. 7 November 1969. p. 12.
  3. Sir Malcolm Cartwright Cartwright-Taylor Liddell Hart Centre for Military Archives
  4. President Sukarno, Wild Man of Borneo Gettysburg Times, 20 January 1965
  5. Orders of the Day — Holiday Travel Trade Hansard, 13 December 1965
Military offices
Preceded by
Sir Ian Riches
Commandant General Royal Marines
1962–1965
Succeeded by
Sir Norman Tailyour
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