Major general julian thompson biography of martin
Major General Julian Howard Atherden Thompson, CB, OBE (born 7 October ) is a military historian and former Royal Marines officer who commanded 3 Commando..
I was 3 Troop Commander in 40 Commando RM from July until September , Lieutenant Colonel Julian Thompson was the Commanding officer at.
Julian Thompson (Royal Marines officer)
Royal Marines officer and historian
Major GeneralJulian Howard Atherden Thompson, CB, OBE (born 7 October 1934) is a military historian and former Royal Marines officer who commanded 3 Commando Brigade during the Falklands War.
Early life
Thompson was born on 7 October 1934 to Major A. J. Thompson DSO MC and Mary Stearns Thompson (née Krause). He was educated at Sherborne School, an all-boys public school in Dorset.[1]
Military career
Thompson joined the Royal Marines in 1952.[2] Between 1954 and 1969, he served in 40, 42, 43, 45 Commandos Royal Marines.[1] During the 1960s he was deployed to Borneo for the Indonesia–Malaysia confrontation.
He was promoted to major at the end of 1968,[3] and to lieutenant colonel at the start of 1975.[4] He was appointed commanding officer of 40 Commando in 1975, and commanded it for two and a half years.[5] He was promoted