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Herbert Blumberg

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Allegiance
  
United Kingdom

Battles/wars
  
First World War

Award
  
Order of the Bath

Rank
  
General

Years of service
  
1888–1924

Died
  
16 August 1934

Battles and wars
  
World War I

Service/branch
  
Royal Marines

Born
  
20 March 1869 (
1869-03-20
)

Commands held
  
Adjutant-General Royal Marines

Awards
  
Knight Companion of the Order of the Bath

General Sir Herbert Edward Blumberg, KCB (20 March 1869 – 16 August 1934) was a Royal Marines officer who served as Adjutant-General Royal Marines.

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Military career

Blumberg was commissioned into the Royal Marine Light Infantry on 1 February 1888. He served as Deputy Assistant Adjutant-General at Headquarters, Royal Marine Forces from October 1911 and as Assistant Adjutant-General at Headquarters, Royal Marine Forces from June 1916 during the First World War. He went on to be Adjutant-General Royal Marines in December 1920 before retiring in March 1924.

Works

  • Blumberg, Herbert (1927). Britain's sea soldiers: A record of the Royal marines during the war 1914-1919. Devonport, Swiss & Co. 

    • References

    Herbert Blumberg Wikipedia
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