Herbert Blumberg
Sir Herbert Blumberg | |
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Born | (1869-03-20)20 March 1869 |
Died | 16 August 1934(1934-08-16) (aged 65) |
Allegiance | United Kingdom |
Service/ | Royal Marines |
Years of service | 1888–1924 |
Rank | General |
Commands held | Adjutant-General Royal Marines |
Battles/wars | First World War |
Awards | Knight Companion of the Order of the Bath |
General Sir Herbert Edward Blumberg, KCB (20 March 1869 – 16 August 1934) was a Royal Marines officer who served as Adjutant-General Royal Marines.
Military career
Blumberg was commissioned into the Royal Marine Light Infantry on 1 February 1888.[1] He served as Deputy Assistant Adjutant-General at Headquarters, Royal Marine Forces from October 1911[2] and as Assistant Adjutant-General at Headquarters, Royal Marine Forces from June 1916 during the First World War.[3] He went on to be Adjutant-General Royal Marines in December 1920 before retiring in March 1924.[4]
Works
- Blumberg, Herbert (1927). Britain's Sea Soldiers: A record of the Royal Marines during the War 1914-1919. Devonport, Devon: Swiss & Co.
References
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Preceded by Gunning Campbell | Adjutant-General Royal Marines 1920–1924 | Succeeded by |