Herbert Blumberg Explained

Sir Herbert Blumberg
Birth Date:20 March 1869
Allegiance:United Kingdom
Branch:Royal Marines
Serviceyears:1888–1924
Rank:General
Commands:Adjutant-General Royal Marines
Battles:First World War
Awards:Knight Companion of the Order of the Bath

General Sir Herbert Edward Blumberg, (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. He served as Deputy Assistant Adjutant-General at Headquarters, Royal Marine Forces from October 1911[1] and as Assistant Adjutant-General at Headquarters, Royal Marine Forces from June 1916 during the First World War. He went on to be Adjutant-General Royal Marines in December 1920 before retiring in March 1924.[2]

Works

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Navy List. March 2014. 20 May 2016.
  2. Web site: Senior Royal Navy appointments. 20 May 2016.