About Martin Garrod
Lived 1935 – 2009 (aged 73). Martin Garrod was a military personnel.
Lieutenant-General Sir John Martin Carruthers Garrod (29 May 1935 – 17 April 2009) was a Royal Marines officer who served as Commandant General Royal Marines from 1987 to 1990.
Military career Educated at Sherwood College, Nainital in India and Sherborne School, Garrod joined the Royal Marines in 1953. He was deployed to Cyprus in 1955 and again in 1958 during the Cyprus Emergency.
In retirement Garrod became deputy director of the campaign for a referendum on the Maastricht Treaty and a member of the European Union Monitor Mission to Bosnia during the Bosnian War.
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Who was Martin Garrod?
Commandant General Royal Marines (1935-2009)
When was Martin Garrod born?
Martin Garrod was born on 29 May 1935 in Darjeeling.
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Martin Garrod died on 17 April 2009.
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Martin Garrod was a military personnel.
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