The former head of the Royal Marines, Major General Matthew Holmes, died by suicide after experiencing “substantial stress”, an inquest into his demise has concluded.
Major General Holmes was discovered useless in Winchester, Hampshire, on 2 October, 2021.
He served in Afghanistan, Iraq, Kosovo and Northern Ireland for greater than three a long time within the armed forces.
He additionally commanded 42 Commando Royal Marines from 2006 to 2008 and was appointed as a Companion of the Distinguished Service Order for his management on operations in Afghanistan in 2007.
From 2019 to 2021 he was Commandant General Royal Marines and was appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire in 2019.
The father-of-two was additionally awarded a CBE in 2019 and has been described as “one of our most senior and highly decorated Royal Marines”.
On his demise, then Prime Minister Boris Johnson stated: “I am very saddened to learn of the death of Major General Matt Holmes. My thoughts are with Matt’s family and friends at this difficult time, as well as the Royal Marines and Royal Navy who I know will feel this loss keenly.”
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Lieutenant General Rob Magowan, Deputy Commander Strategic Command and previously head of the Royal Marines, additionally paid tribute to his former colleague and buddy in October 2021.
He stated: “My heart goes out to him and his family. We will honour him and all those closest to him. But I also think of you all. It matters not that he was a general, but it does that he is a Royal Marine.
“I keep in mind and rejoice him, alongside all those that he’s with now. We are one household, collectively, simply as we realized, and as we skilled, alongside one another on the Commando Training Centre. Once a marine, all the time a marine.”
Anyone feeling emotionally distressed or suicidal can name Samaritans for assistance on 116 123 or e mail [email protected] within the UK. In the US, name the Samaritans department in your space or 1 (800) 273-TALK
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