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 | |
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| Born | 29 October 1911[1] Mansfield, Nottinghamshire |
| Died | 5 November 1969[2] Kingston upon Hull, Yorkshire |
| Allegiance | United Kingdom |
| Service | Royal Marines |
| Years of service | 1930–1965 |
| Rank | General |
| Commands | Commandant General Royal Marines |
| Battles / wars | Second World War Indonesia–Malaysia confrontation |
| Awards | Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath |
Military career
editEducated 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
edit- ^ England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1916-2007
- ^ a b "Obituary: Gen. Cartwright-Taylor – Command of Royal Marines". The Times. 7 November 1969. p. 12.
- ^ a b c Sir Malcolm Cartwright Cartwright-Taylor Liddell Hart Centre for Military Archives
- ^ President Sukarno, Wild Man of Borneo Gettysburg Times, 20 January 1965
- ^ Orders of the Day — Holiday Travel Trade Hansard, 13 December 1965