Charles Montgomery (Royal Navy officer)

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Vice Admiral
Sir Charles Montgomery
KBE, ADC, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,
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Charles Montgomery in 2011
Director General of Border Force
Assumed office
25 January 2013
Prime Minister David Cameron
Preceded by Tony Smith
Personal details
Born (1955-04-12) 12 April 1955 (age 69)
Rotherham, South Yorkshire
Military service
Allegiance United Kingdom
Service/branch Royal Navy
Years of service 1973–2013
Rank Vice Admiral
Commands Second Sea Lord
HMS Beaver
Awards Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire

Vice Admiral Sir Charles Percival Ross Montgomery KBE, ADC, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , (born 12 April 1955) is a Royal Navy officer who, until 10 October 2012, served as Second Sea Lord.

Early life

Montgomery was born in 1955. He was educated at Uppingham School and the Royal Naval College, Dartmouth. He attended Sheffield University, graduating in 1976 with a degree in Electronic and Electrical Engineering.[1]

Military career

Montgomery joined the Royal Navy in 1973.[2] After spending his first three years of service at university, he went to sea and rose through the officer ranks to become Commander of HMS Beaver.[2] Later he became Training Director of the Naval Recruiting and Training Agency and then Private Secretary to the Secretary of State for Defence.[2] He went on to become Director of Naval Personnel Strategy in 2005, Naval Secretary in 2008[3] and Second Sea Lord in 2010.[2]

Later life

On 25 January 2013 the Home Office announced that Montgomery had been appointed Director General of the Border Force. Sir Charles Montgomery joined Border Force as Director General in March 2013.[4] He wears the Border Force uniform with the rank insignia of Director General.[5][6]

Honours and decorations

Order of the British Empire (Military) Ribbon.png Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire (KBE) 2012[7]
Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) 2006[8]
Queen Elizabeth II Golden Jubilee Medal ribbon.png Queen Elizabeth II Golden Jubilee Medal 2002
QEII Diamond Jubilee Medal ribbon.png Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal 2012

Montgomery was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the 2006 Birthday Honours[9] and Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire (KBE) in the 2012 Birthday Honours.[10]

Montgomery became an honorary Doctor of Engineering from the University of Sheffield (12 January 2012).[11]

References

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  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Royal Navy Biography
  3. ↑ Select Committee on Defence Fourteenth Report House of Commons, 30 July 2008.
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  7. ↑ The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 60173. p. 4. 16 June 2012.
  8. ↑ The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 58014. p. 4. 17 June 2006.
  9. ↑ The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 58014. p. 4. 17 June 2006.
  10. ↑ The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 60173. p. 4. 16 June 2012.
  11. ↑ Academics and graduates given honorary degrees and benefactor recognised University of Sheffield, 13 January 2012
Military offices
Preceded by Naval Secretary
2008–2010		 Succeeded by
David Steel
Preceded by Second Sea Lord
2010–2012		 Succeeded by
David Steel
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