EPHRAUMS, Roderick Jarvis

Known as: 
Roger
Rank: 
Major General
Unit / Base: 
'3 Commando Brigade, Royal Marines'
Regiment/Corps: 
Royal Marines
Service: 
Royal Navy
Born: 
Thursday, May 12, 1927
Died : 
Sunday, January 6, 2019
Major General Roger Ephraums Royal Marines
Served with 42 Commando in Malaya in the 1950's and was later the Brigade Major, HQ 3 Commando Brigade RM in Sarawak. In 1969 he commanded 45 Commando RM *.
  • 1 January 1965 (Major) appointed O.B.E. [1].
  • 17 December 1972 promoted Brigadier [2]
  • 18 February 1974 (Brigadier) appointed an Aide-de-Camp to The Queen [3].
  • 11 June 1977 (Major General) appointed C.B. [4].
  • 7 April 1978 (Major General) to retired list [5].
  • 1 January 1985 appointed Colonel Commandant Royal Marines [6].
  • 1985 appointed Deputy Lieutenant of Angus [7].
  • 1 January 1987 Major General R. J. Ephraums, C.B., O.B.E., D.L., appointed Representative Colonel Commandant, Royal Marines [8].
Sources
[1] London Gazette Supp. 43529, page 5.
[2] London Gazette Supp. 45848, page 14735.
[3] London Gazette Supp. 46212, page 2215.
[4] London Gazette Supp. 47234, page 7081.
[5] London Gazette Supp. 47499, page 3780.
[6] London Gazette Supp. 49849, page 11694.
[7] Daily Telegraph Obituary & Hansards ref. HC Deb 11 June 1992 vol 209 cc287-93W.
[8] London Gazette Supp. 50677, page 12944.
* Daily Telegraph Obituary .
[Image] Daily Telegraph Obituary.
 
Notes
His elder brother Captain Michael Jarvis Ephraums, M.C., served in 40RM Commando and was killed in action at Termoli, Italy [more ....].
 

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