Corps Regimental Sergeant Major

For the USMC equivalent, see Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps.
Royal Marines Corps Regimental Sergeant Major
Incumbent
Philip "Phil" Gilby
Style Addressed as "Mr" by officers and "Sir" by all other ranks. Routinely known as "the Corps RSM"

The Royal Marines Corps Regimental Sergeant Major (Corps RSM) is the most senior warrant officer of the Royal Marines. The incumbent carries the sword of Major Alastair Donald, which was presented to the Corps Regimental Sergeant Major by Donald's widow.[1]

Post Creation

The post was created in 1989.[2]

"It has been decided to appoint a representative Regimental Sergeant Major, who will be responsible for centralised events involving Warrant Officers and Senior Non Commissioned Officers and upon who the Commandant General can call for advice should he so desire. The Warrant officers so appointed will be called the Corps Regimental Sergeant Major (Corps RSM)"

Royal Marine Routine Orders Monday 20th February 1989. (signed by Maj Gen H Y La R Beverley)

List of Royal Marines Corps Regimental Sergeant Majors

In the table below the "Rank" is listed as WO1 (Corps) RSM. This is an amalgamation of a rank and an appointment. Specifically the rank is Warrant Officer Class 1 (WO1), the appointment is Corps RSM.

Rank Forenames Surname Regt No From To
WO1 (Corps) RSM DM Stollery MBE PO 1 Jan 1989 22 Jan 1990
WO1 (Corps) RSM John "Jan" Kenneth Palmer MBE PO 9 Dec 1989 4 Apr 1992
WO1 (Corps) RSM JD "Des" W MBE MM PO 1 Apr 1992 24 Apr 1994
WO1 (Corps) RSM WJ "Willy" S PO 21 Sep 1993 6 Mar 1995
WO1 (Corps) RSM WNM "Nev" W MBE PO 4 Jan 1995 4 Apr 1998
WO1 (Corps) RSM K R PO 2 Dec 1997 16 Nov 1999
WO1 (Corps) RSM R T MBE PO 13 Sep 1999 14 Oct 2002
WO1 (Corps) RSM John Anthony "George" Forster[3][4] PO 14 Oct 2002 28 Nov 2004
WO1 (Corps) RSM EA C MBE PO 29 Nov 2004 31 Jan 2007
WO1 (Corps) RSM BA "Baz" D MBE PO 1 Feb 2007 19 Oct 2009
WO1 (Corps) RSM Marc Wicks MBE[5] PO 20 Oct 2009 14 Jul 2011
WO1 (Corps) RSM Allistair Iain "Ally" McGill MBE QGM[6] PO 21 Jul 2011 19 Nov 2014
WO1 (Corps) RSM Philip Steven "Phil" Gilby[1] PO 19 Nov 2014 Present

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See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Sword presentation to the Royal Marine Corps at Royal Marines Museum". National Museum of the Royal Navy. Retrieved 30 October 2015.
  2. ↑ http://www.rm-badges.com/images/RMRO%2024%201989.pdf
  3. ↑ "Commander Presents Fathers RSM Cane to Corps Museum". Royal Navy. 22 March 2012. Retrieved 19 March 2014.
  4. ↑ "Roll". The Queen's Body Guard of the Yeomen of the Guard. Yeomen of the Guard. Retrieved 19 March 2014.
  5. ↑ "Command Senior Enlisted Leader". NATO. 23 August 2010. Retrieved 18 March 2014.
  6. ↑ "Trustees". Royal Marines Charitable Trust Fund. Retrieved 18 March 2014.
  7. ↑ The "Register of the Royal Marines Regimental Sergeant Major" by JA Forster held in Royal Marines Museum, Eastney, Portsmouth
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