REECE, Michael John

Rank: 
Colonel
Unit / Base: 
'3 Commando Brigade, Royal Marines'
Regiment/Corps: 
Royal Marines
Service: 
Royal Navy
Died : 
Sunday, March 21, 2021
Lieutenant Colonel Michael Reece was appointed O.B.E. (Military Division) in recognition of distinguished service in Northern Ireland during the period 1st August to 31st October 1980 [1].
  • 14 February 1969 Captain M.J. Reece RM appointed Commanding Officer 848 Squadron at RNAS Sembawang, Singapore. The first RM officer to command a naval helicopter squadron, and the first in FAA command since 1946 [2].
  • Michael Reece qualified as a pilot in 1963 and flew Whirlwinds and Wessex with 845 and 848 Squadrons, and instructed on 707 Squadron before returning to Corps duty in October 1970 [2]
  • 1980 Commanding Officer 41 Commando RM [2].
  • 12 January 1982 promoted Colonel [3].
  • 1984 Commanding Officer CTCRM [2].
  • To Retired List 2 January 1987 [4].
  • He was the author of Flying Royal Marines published by the RM Historical Society.
Sources
[1] London Gazette 48583, page 5527.
[2] Fleet Air Arm Officers Association website.
[3] London Gazette 48858, page 476.
[4] London Gazette 50752, page 16582.
 

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