Ed Davis (Royal Marines officer)
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His Excellency Lieutenant General Edward Davis CB, CBE |
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Ed Davis in August 2012
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| Governor of Gibraltar | |
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Assumed office 19 January 2016 |
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| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Chief Minister | Fabian Picardo |
| Preceded by | Alison MacMillan (acting) |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
Edward Grant Martin Davis 13 February 1963 Hereford, Herefordshire |
| Spouse(s) | Lorraine Davis |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | United Kingdom |
| Service/branch | Royal Marines |
| Years of service | 1981–present |
| Rank | Lieutenant General |
| Commands |
Commandant General Royal Marines (2011–14) 3 Commando Brigade (2010–11) |
| Battles/wars |
Bosnian War War in Afghanistan |
| Awards |
Companion of the Order of the Bath Commander of the Order of the British Empire Knight of the Order of St John Officer of the Legion of Merit (United States) |
Lieutenant General Edward Grant Martin "Ed" Davis, CB, CBE (born 13 February 1963) is a senior Royal Marines officer. He was Commandant General Royal Marines from December 2011 to June 2014. He was the Deputy Commander of NATO's Allied Land Command at Izmir, Turkey. He became Governor of Gibraltar in January 2016.
Davis was born in Hereford, Herefordshire. He was educated at Coleraine Academical Institution, County Londonderry, Northern Ireland and King's College London (MA Defence Studies, 1998).
Davis was commissioned into the Royal Marines in 1981 and joined 40 Commando with whom he undertook a six-month tour in the Falkland Islands and then a six-month tour in Cyprus. In 1996, he attended the Army Command and Staff Course at Staff College, Camberley. In the same year, he became Chief of Staff at the Headquarters of the Combat Service Support Group (UK) in which role he took part in the Bosnian War. He was appointed Chief of Staff to the Commander of the UK’s Amphibious Forces in 2007 and was deployed to Afghanistan as Chief of Joint Effects for ISAF. He was appointed Commander of 3 Commando Brigade in January 2010 and again deployed to Afghanistan – this time as the Commander of Task Force Helmand. He became Commandant General Royal Marines in December 2011.
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