Robin Ross
Royal Marines Lieutenant General (1939–2025)
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Lieutenant General Sir Robert Jeremy Ross, KCB, OBE (28 November 1939 – 29 July 2025) was a Royal Marines officer who served as Commandant General Royal Marines from 1994 to 1996.
Sir Robin Ross | |
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| Born | 28 November 1939 |
| Died | 29 July 2025 (aged 85) |
| Allegiance | United Kingdom |
| Branch | Royal Marines |
| Service years | 1957–1996 |
| Rank | Lieutenant General |
| Commands | Commandant General Royal Marines 3 Commando Brigade 40 Commando |
| Conflicts | Operation Safe Haven |
| Awards | Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath Officer of the Order of the British Empire Officer of the Legion of Merit (United States) Decoration of Merit (Netherlands) |
Military career
Educated at Wellington College and Corpus Christi College, Cambridge, Ross joined the Royal Marines in 1957.[1] He became Commanding Officer of 40 Commando in 1979, commander of 3 Commando Brigade in 1986 and Commander, Training and Reserves in 1988.[2] He was appointed Commander, Commando Forces in 1990 and led an Anglo-Dutch force that took part in Operation Safe Haven, a humanitarian operation to protect the Kurdish people in Northern Iraq in 1991.[2][3][4] He became Commandant General Royal Marines in 1994 and retired in 1996.[1]
Personal life and death
In 1965 Ross married Sara Curtis; they had one son and one daughter.[1]
Upon retirement Ross became Chairman of SSAFA Forces Help,[5] a member of the International Investment Council of South Africa[3] and a churchwarden of St John the Baptist Church at Berwick St John in Wiltshire.[6]
Ross died from complications of Parkinson's disease on 29 July 2025, at the age of 85.[7][8][9]