Commandant General Royal Marines
Commandants General included:
- General Sir Thomas Hunton, 1943–1946
- General Sir Dallas Brooks, 1946–1949
- General Sir Leslie Hollis, 1949–1952
- General Sir John Westall, 1952–1955
- General Sir Campbell Hardy, 1955–1959
- General Sir Ian Riches, 1959–1962
- Lieutenant General Sir Malcolm Cartwright-Taylor, 1962–1965
- General Sir Norman Tailyour, 1965–1968
- General Sir Peter Hellings, 1968–1971
- General Sir Ian Gourlay, 1971–1975
- General Sir Peter Whiteley, 1975–1977
- Lieutenant General Sir John Richards, 1977–1981
- Lieutenant General Sir Steuart Pringle, 1981–1985
- Lieutenant General Sir Michael Wilkins, 1985–1987
- Lieutenant General Sir Martin Garrod, 1987–1990
- Lieutenant General Sir Henry Beverley, 1990–1994
- Lieutenant General Sir Robin Ross, 1994–1996
- Major General David Pennefather, 1996–1998
- Major General Robert Fulton, 1998–2001
- Major General Robert Fry, 2001–2002
- Major General Anthony Milton, 2002–2004
- Major General David Wilson, 2004
- Major General James Dutton, 2004–2006
- Major General Garry Robison, 2006–2009
- Major General Andy Salmon, Jun 2009 - Feb 2010
- Major General Buster Howes, Feb 2010 – Dec 2011
- Major General Ed Davis, Dec 2011 - Present
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