Robert Glunicke Explained

Robert Charles Arthur Glunicke
Birth Date:1886 3, df=yes
Allegiance: United Kingdom
Branch: Royal Marines
Serviceyears:1904–1941
Rank:Major general
Battles:First World War
Second World War

Major General Robert Charles Arthur Glunicke DL (6 March 1886 – 20 October 1963) was a senior Royal Marines officer during the Second World War.

Military career

Born on 6 March 1886, Robert Glunicke was educated at Bedford School. He received his first commission, as a second lieutenant in the Royal Marines in 1904. He served during the First World War and was a member of the East African Expeditionary Force from 1916 to 1917. He served during the Second World War and was Aide-de-camp to King George VI between 1939 and 1940, and Commandant, Plymouth Division, Royal Marines, between 1939 and 1941.[1]

Glunicke retired from the Royal Marines in 1941. He was appointed deputy lieutenant of Bedfordshire on 16 May 1953 and died on 20 October 1963.[2]

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Notes and References

  1. http://www.ukwhoswho.com/view/article/oupww/whowaswho/U47970/GLUNICKE_Maj.-Gen._R._C._A.?index=1&results=QuicksearchResults&query=0 Who's Who
  2. News: Issue 39857. 2782. 19 May 1953. The London Gazette. 11 May 2023.