Leslie Hollis
| Sir Leslie Hollis | |
|---|---|
 General Sir Leslie Hollis | |
| Born |
9 February 1897 Bath, Somerset |
| Died |
9 August 1963 (aged 66) Cuckfield, Sussex |
| Allegiance | United Kingdom |
| Service/branch | Royal Marines |
| Years of service | 1914–52 |
| Rank | General |
| Commands held | Commandant General Royal Marines |
| Battles/wars |
First World War Second World War |
| Awards |
Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire Legion of Merit (United States) |
General Sir Leslie Chasemore Hollis, KCB, KBE (9 February 1897 – 9 August 1963) was a Royal Marines officer who served as Commandant General Royal Marines from 1949 to 1952.
Military career
Hollis was commissioned into the Royal Marine Light Infantry in 1914 and served in the First World War in the Grand Fleet and the Harwich Force.[1] Between the wars he served on the staff of the Commander-in-Chief Africa Station and of the Plans Division at the Admiralty before being appointed Assistant Secretary of the Committee of Imperial Defence in 1936.[1] He served in the Second World War as Senior Assistant Secretary in the War Cabinet Office.[1] After the war he became Deputy Secretary (Military) to the Cabinet in 1947 and Commandant General Royal Marines in 1949.[1] He was credited with saving the Royal Marines from being disbanded,[2] and retired in 1952.[1]
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 Liddell Hart Centre for Military Archives
- ↑ The corps that cheated death Times Education Supplement, 31 August 2001
Sources
- Hollis, Leslie One Marine's Tale, published 1956
- Hollis, Leslie The Captain General. A life of H.R.H. Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, KG, Captain General, Royal Marines, published 1961
- Leasor, James War at the top: Based on experiences of General Sir Leslie Hollis KCB, KBE, published 1959
| Military offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Sir Dallas Brooks |
Commandant General Royal Marines 1949–1952 |
Succeeded by Sir John Westall |