Michael Wilkins

Sir Michael Wilkins
Born	4 January 1933
Died	25 April 1994
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Service/branch	Royal Marines
Rank	General
Battles/wars	Falklands War
Awards	Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath Officer of the Order of the British Empire

Lieutenant General Sir Michael Compton Lockwood Wilkins KCB OBE (4 January 1933 - 25 April 1994) was a senior Royal Marines officer who became Lieutenant Governor of Guernsey.

Military career

Wilkins joined the Royal Marines in 1951.^[1] He was appointed Chief of Staff of the Royal Marines in 1981 (a post he held during the Falklands War),^[2] Commander of Commando Forces in 1982 and Commandant General Royal Marines in 1994 before retiring in 1987.^[3]

In retirement he became Lieutenant Governor of Guernsey and died in office.^[4]

He lived at Coombe Hill in Devon.^[5]

References

1. ^ London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 39348. p. 5118. 2 October 1951. Retrieved 2011-05-02.
2. ^ Obituary: Major-General Sir Jeremy Moore Daily Telegraph, 18 September 2007
3. ^ Royal Navy appointments
4. ^ Guernsey Government 1991
5. ^ Houses

Government offices
Preceded by Sir Alexander Boswell	Lieutenant Governor of Guernsey 1990–1994	Succeeded by Sir John Coward

Persondata
Name	Wilkins, Michael
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Date of birth	4 January 1933
Place of birth
Date of death	25 April 1994
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