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Major General Matthew John Holmes, CBE, DSO (29 June 1967 – 2 October 2021) was a British senior Royal Marines officer who served for more than three decades in the armed forces. After studying economics at the University of Exeter, he joined the Royal Marines and undertook early tours of duty to Norway, the Far East, Northern Ireland and Zimbabwe.
Maj Gen Matthew Holmes, 54, was found dead at his home in Winchester, Hampshire, on 2 Oct 2021. He had recently lost his position as Commandant General and was facing a marital break-up, the...
Oct 12, 2021 · Maj Gen Matthew Holmes, 54, who served in Northern Ireland, Kosovo, Iraq and Afghanistan, was Commandant General Royal Marines from 2019 until April.
Mar 31, 2023 · Ma Gen Matthew Holmes, the former head of the Royal Marines, died at the age of 54 in October 2021. The former head of the Royal Marines killed himself after he was replaced by a...
Mar 31, 2023 · A former head of the Royal Marines committed suicide after losing his job and his marriage fell apart, an inquest heard. Major General Matthew Holmes, 54, was living through “substantial stress...
Oct 12, 2021 · Major General Matthew Holmes, 54, was found in a bedroom at his home in Winchester, Hampshire, on October 2, the inquest heard. Hampshire coroner Jason Pegg said that Maj Gen Holmes’ body was...
Mar 31, 2023 · Major General Matthew Holmes was found dead in Winchester, Hampshire, on 2 October 2021. The inquest heard that in the months before his death, Major General Holmes had lost his position as leader of the Royal Marines as part of a restructuring, faced the collapse of his marriage, and had been left "angry" at the UK's withdrawal from Afghanistan.
The former head of the Royal Marines died by suicide after experiencing "substantial stress", an inquest has concluded. Major General Matthew Holmes, 54, was found in a bedroom at his home in Winchester, Hampshire, on 2 October 2021, the inquest heard.
Oct 12, 2021 · Maj Gen Matthew Holmes, 54, who served in Northern Ireland, Kosovo, Iraq and Afghanistan, was Commandant General Royal Marines from 2019 until April.
Oct 12, 2021 · The former head of the Royal Marines Major General Matthew Holmes took his own life, a hearing to open the inquest into his death has heard. Hampshire coroner Jason Pegg told the hearing in Winchester that it was suspected Mr Holmes had "concerns about his marriage and his service career".
