Charles Montgomery (Royal Navy officer)

Charles Montgomery
Born	Rotherham, South Yorkshire
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Service/branch	Royal Navy
Years of service	1973 -
Rank	Vice Admiral
Commands held	HMS Beaver
Awards	Commander of the Order of the British Empire

Vice Admiral Charles Montgomery CBE is a Royal Navy officer who currently serves as Second Sea Lord.

Naval career

Educated at Uppingham School and the Royal Naval College, Dartmouth, Montgomery joined the Royal Navy in 1973.^[1] After spending his first three years of service at Sheffield University he went to sea and rose through the officer ranks to become Commander of HMS Beaver.^[1] Later he became Training Director of the Naval Recruiting and Training Agency and then Private Secretary to the Secretary of State for Defence.^[1] He went on to become Director of Naval Personnel Strategy in 2005, Naval Secretary in 2008^[2] and Second Sea Lord in 2010.^[1]

	Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)
	Queen Elizabeth II Golden Jubilee Medal

References

1. ^ ^{a b c d} Royal Navy Biography
2. ^ Select Committee on Defence Fourteenth Report House of Commons, 30 July 2008

Military offices
Preceded by Richard Ibbotson	Naval Secretary 2008–2010	Succeeded by David Steel
Preceded by Sir Alan Massey	Second Sea Lord 2010–	Succeeded by Incumbent

Persondata
Name	Montgomery, Charles
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Place of birth	Rotherham, South Yorkshire
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