John William Collman Williams

General Sir John William Collman Williams KCB (29 August 1823 – 21 July 1911) was a Royal Marines officer who served as deputy adjutant-general Royal Marines.^[1]

Sir John Williams
Born	29 August 1823 Walmer, Kent, England
Died	21 July 1911(1911-07-21) (aged 87) Havant, Hampshire, England
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Service/branch	Royal Marines
Years of service	1842–1888
Rank	General
Commands held	Royal Marines
Awards	Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath

Military career

The son of Dr. John Williams of the Royal Navy, Williams was commissioned into the Royal Marines on 7 July 1842.^[2] He became assistant adjutant of Royal Marine Forces in November 1867,^[3] second commandant of the Royal Marine Artillery in April 1870^[4] and commandant of the Royal Marine Artillery in October 1872.^[5] He went on to be deputy adjutant-general Royal Marines (the professional head of the Royal Marines) in September 1883^[6] before retiring in August 1888.^[7]

He died in Hampshire on 21 July 1911.^[8]

References

1. "Obituary: General Sir John Williams". The Times.
2. "No. 20118". The London Gazette. 8 July 1842. p. 1870.
3. "No. 23329". The London Gazette. 3 December 1867. p. 6646.
4. "No. 23603". The London Gazette. 1 April 1870. p. 2005.
5. "No. 23916". The London Gazette. 5 November 1872. p. 5145.
6. "No. 25265". The London Gazette. 31 August 1883. p. 4276.
7. "Senior Royal Navy appointments" (PDF). Retrieved 20 May 2016.
8. "Grave of John William Collman Williams". Royal Marines Badges. Retrieved 18 September 2016.

Military offices
Preceded by Sir Charles Adair	Deputy Adjutant-General Royal Marines 1883–1888	Succeeded by Sir Howard Jones