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|name=Robert Grice Sturges
|name= Sir Robert Grice Sturges
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|image= Robert Grice Sturges.jpg
|birth_date=1891
|caption= Sir Robert Sturges in April 1944.
|death_date=1970
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|birth_date= {{birth date|1891|07|14|df=yes}}
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|death_place=[[Exeter]]
|death_date= {{death date and age|1970|09|12|1891|07|14|df=yes}}
|birth_place= [[Borough of Wokingham]], England
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|death_place= [[Exeter]], England
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|allegiance= United Kingdom
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|branch= [[Royal Navy]] (1908–1912)<br/>[[Royal Marines]] (1912–1946)
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|image=Hubert Pierlot and Robert Sturges.jpg
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|serviceyears= 1908–1946
|caption=Sturges (right) with Belgian Prime Minister [[Hubert Pierlot]] in April, 1944.
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|rank= [[Lieutenant-general (United Kingdom)|Lieutenant-General]]
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|nickname="Bob"
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|commands= Special Service Group (1943–1945)<br/>[[Royal Marines Division]] (1940)
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|battles= [[First World War]]
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* [[Battle of Jutland]]
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* [[Invasion of Iceland]]
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*[[Gallipoli Campaign|Battle of Gallipoli]]
* [[Battle of Madagascar]]
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|awards= [[Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire]]<br/>[[Companion of the Order of the Bath]]<br/>[[Distinguished Service Order]]<br/>[[Mentioned in Despatches]] (2)
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*[[Invasion of Iceland]]
*[[Battle of Madagascar]]
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[[Lieutenant General]] '''Sir Robert Grice Sturges''' [[Order of the British Empire|KBE]], [[Order of the Bath|CB]], [[Distinguished Service Order|DSO]] (1891–1970) was an officer in the [[Royal Marines]].
[[Lieutenant-general (United Kingdom)|Lieutenant-General]] '''Sir Robert Grice Sturges''' {{postnominals|country=GBR|size=100%|sep=,|KBE|CB|DSO}} (14 July 1891 – 12 September 1970) was a senior [[Royal Marines]] officer who fought in both the [[First World War]] and [[Second World War]].


==Military career==
==Military career==
Sturges joined the Royal Navy in 1908.<ref name=lh>[http://www.kcl.ac.uk/lhcma/locreg/STURGES.shtml Liddell Hart Centre for Military Archives]</ref> Commissioned a [[sub-lieutenant]] on 15 May 1912,<ref>[http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/28609/pages/3583 London Gazette, 17 May 1912]</ref> he transferred to the Royal Marines as a [[lieutenant]] from the same date (confirmed on 19 December 1914)<ref name=lh/><ref>[http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/29015/pages/10918 London Gazette, 22 December 1914]</ref> He served in [[World War I]], seeing action in the [[Gallipoli Campaign]] and the [[Battle of Jutland]], receiving promotion to captain on 30 January 1917.<ref>Whitehead, p. 352.</ref><ref>[http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/29972/pages/2255 London Gazette, 6 March 1917]</ref> He was officially transferred to the [[Royal Marine Light Infantry]] on 30 January 1917.<ref>[http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/31924/pages/6084 London Gazette, 1 June 1920]</ref>
Sturges joined the Royal Navy in 1908.<ref name=lh>{{cite web |url= http://www.kcl.ac.uk/lhcma/locreg/STURGES.shtml |title=Robert Grice Sturges |work=Liddell Hart Centre for Military Archives |year=2015 |accessdate=28 April 2015}}</ref> Commissioned a [[sub-lieutenant]] on 15 May 1912,<ref>{{London Gazette |issue=28609 |page=3583 |date=17 May 1912}}</ref> he transferred to the Royal Marines as a [[lieutenant]] from the same date (confirmed on 19 December 1914).<ref name=lh/><ref>{{London Gazette |issue=29015 |page=10918 |date=22 December 1914 |nolink=yes}}</ref>


He served in the [[World War I|First World War]], seeing action in the [[Gallipoli campaign]] and the [[Battle of Jutland]], and receiving promotion to captain on 30 January 1917.<ref>Whitehead, p. 352.</ref><ref>{{London Gazette |issue=29972 |page=2255 |date=6 March 1917 |nolink=yes}}</ref> He was officially transferred to the [[Royal Marine Light Infantry]] on 30 January 1917.<ref>{{London Gazette |issue=31924 |page=6084 |date=1 June 1920 |nolink=yes}}</ref>
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Between the wars, he was promoted to major on 17 June 1929 and to lieutenant-colonel on 1 April 1936.<ref>[http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/33520/pages/4926 London Gazette, 26 July 1929]</ref><ref>[http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/34273/pages/2385 London Gazette, 10 April 1936]</ref> He was brevetted [[colonel]] and promoted to colonel on 3 April 1939 (seniority 31 December 1938).<ref>[http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/34614/supplements/2344 London Gazette, 7 April 1939]</ref>


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Between the wars, he was promoted to major on 17 June 1929,<ref>{{London Gazette |issue=33520 |page=4926 |date=26 July 1929 |nolink=yes}}</ref> and to lieutenant colonel on 1 April 1936.<ref>{{London Gazette |issue=34273 |page=2385 |date=10 April 1936 |nolink=yes}}</ref> He was brevetted [[colonel]] and promoted to colonel on 3 April 1939 (seniority 31 December 1938).<ref>{{London Gazette |issue=34614 |supp=y |page=2344 |date=7 April 1939 |nolink=yes}}</ref>
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During [[World War II]] he became Commander of the British occupation of [[Iceland]] in 1940. He was promoted to acting [[colonel commandant]] and temporary [[brigadier]] on 4 June<ref>[http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/34958/pages/5785 London Gazette, 1 October 1940]</ref> and was mentioned in despatches in July.<ref>[http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/34890/supplements/4152 London Gazette, 5 July 1940]</ref> He was Commander of the British occupation of [[Madagascar]] in 1942.<ref name=lh/> He went on to be Commander of the Special Service Group (Commandos) in 1943.<ref name=lh/> He was described as "intrepid in action, ruddy in countenance, and forcefully bucolic in language".<ref>Lockhart, p. 34.</ref> He retired in 1946.<ref name=lh/>

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During the [[Second World War]] he was the commander of the British occupation of Iceland in May 1940. He was promoted to acting [[colonel commandant]] and temporary [[brigadier]] on 4 June,<ref>{{London Gazette |issue=34958 |page=5785 |date=1 October 1940 |nolink=yes}}</ref> and was [[mentioned in despatches]] in July.<ref>{{London Gazette |issue=34890 |supp=y |page=4152 |date=5 July 1940 |nolink=yes}}</ref> He was Commander of the British occupation of [[Madagascar]] in 1942.<ref name=lh/> He went on to be Commander of the Special Service Group (Commandos) in 1943.<ref name=lh/> He was described as "intrepid in action, ruddy in countenance, and forcefully bucolic in language".<ref>Lockhart, p. 34.</ref> He retired in 1946.<ref name=lh/>


==References==
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==References==
* ''Survey of the Papers of Senior UK Defence Personnel, 1900-1975''. [https://kcl.ac.uk/lhcma/locreg/STURGES.shtml Liddell Hart Centre for Military Archives].
* ''Survey of the Papers of Senior UK Defence Personnel, 1900–1975''. [https://web.archive.org/web/20070728223354/https://kcl.ac.uk/lhcma/locreg/STURGES.shtml Liddell Hart Centre for Military Archives].
* [[R. H. Bruce Lockhart|Lockhart, R. H. Bruce]] (1950). ''The Marines Were There: The Story of the Royal Marines in the Second World War''. Putnam, London.
* [[R. H. Bruce Lockhart|Lockhart, R. H. Bruce]] (1950). ''The Marines Were There: The Story of the Royal Marines in the Second World War''. Putnam, London.
* [[Þór Whitehead|Whitehead, Þór]] (1995). ''Milli vonar og ótta: Ísland í síðari heimsstyrjöld''. Vaka-Helgafell, [[Reykjavík]]. ISBN 9979-2-0317-X.
* [[Þór Whitehead|Whitehead, Þór]] (1995). ''Milli vonar og ótta: Ísland í síðari heimsstyrjöld''. Vaka-Helgafell, [[Reykjavík]]. {{ISBN|9979-2-0317-X}}.
*{{Cite book| first=Richard| last=Mead| title=Churchill's Lions: a biographical guide to the key British generals of World War II| year=2007| publisher=Spellmount| location=Stroud (UK)| isbn=978-1-86227-431-0}}

==External links==
*[https://generals.dk/general/Sturges/Robert_Grives/Great_Britain.html Generals of World War II]
*[https://www.unithistories.com/officers/RM_officersS.html#Sturges_RG Royal Marine Officers 1939−1945]


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Latest revision as of 03:41, 13 May 2024

Sir Robert Grice Sturges
Sir Robert Sturges in April 1944.
Born(1891-07-14)14 July 1891
Borough of Wokingham, England
Died12 September 1970(1970-09-12) (aged 79)
Exeter, England
AllegianceUnited Kingdom
Service/branchRoyal Navy (1908–1912)
Royal Marines (1912–1946)
Years of service1908–1946
RankLieutenant-General
Commands heldSpecial Service Group (1943–1945)
Royal Marines Division (1940)
Battles/warsFirst World War

Second World War

AwardsKnight Commander of the Order of the British Empire
Companion of the Order of the Bath
Distinguished Service Order
Mentioned in Despatches (2)

Lieutenant-General Sir Robert Grice Sturges KBE, CB, DSO (14 July 1891 – 12 September 1970) was a senior Royal Marines officer who fought in both the First World War and Second World War.

Military career[edit]

Sturges joined the Royal Navy in 1908.[1] Commissioned a sub-lieutenant on 15 May 1912,[2] he transferred to the Royal Marines as a lieutenant from the same date (confirmed on 19 December 1914).[1][3]

He served in the First World War, seeing action in the Gallipoli campaign and the Battle of Jutland, and receiving promotion to captain on 30 January 1917.[4][5] He was officially transferred to the Royal Marine Light Infantry on 30 January 1917.[6]

Between the wars, he was promoted to major on 17 June 1929,[7] and to lieutenant colonel on 1 April 1936.[8] He was brevetted colonel and promoted to colonel on 3 April 1939 (seniority 31 December 1938).[9]

During the Second World War he was the commander of the British occupation of Iceland in May 1940. He was promoted to acting colonel commandant and temporary brigadier on 4 June,[10] and was mentioned in despatches in July.[11] He was Commander of the British occupation of Madagascar in 1942.[1] He went on to be Commander of the Special Service Group (Commandos) in 1943.[1] He was described as "intrepid in action, ruddy in countenance, and forcefully bucolic in language".[12] He retired in 1946.[1]

References[edit]

Notes
  1. ^ a b c d e "Robert Grice Sturges". Liddell Hart Centre for Military Archives. 2015. Retrieved 28 April 2015.
  2. ^ "No. 28609". The London Gazette. 17 May 1912. p. 3583.
  3. ^ "No. 29015". The London Gazette. 22 December 1914. p. 10918.
  4. ^ Whitehead, p. 352.
  5. ^ "No. 29972". The London Gazette. 6 March 1917. p. 2255.
  6. ^ "No. 31924". The London Gazette. 1 June 1920. p. 6084.
  7. ^ "No. 33520". The London Gazette. 26 July 1929. p. 4926.
  8. ^ "No. 34273". The London Gazette. 10 April 1936. p. 2385.
  9. ^ "No. 34614". The London Gazette (Supplement). 7 April 1939. p. 2344.
  10. ^ "No. 34958". The London Gazette. 1 October 1940. p. 5785.
  11. ^ "No. 34890". The London Gazette (Supplement). 5 July 1940. p. 4152.
  12. ^ Lockhart, p. 34.
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