Robert Glunicke

Major General Robert Charles Arthur Glunicke DL (1886–1963) was a senior Royal Marines officer during the Second World War.

Biography
Born on 6 March 1886, Robert Glunicke was educated at Bedford School. He received his first commission, as a Second Lieutenant in the Royal Marines, in 1904. He served during the First World War and was a member of the East African Expeditionary Force, between 1916 and 1917. He served during the Second World War and was Aide-de-camp to King George VI, between 1939 and 1940, and Commandant, Plymouth Division, Royal Marines, between 1939 and 1941.

Major General Robert Glunicke retired from the Royal Marines in 1941. He was appointed Deputy Lieutenant of Bedfordshire on 16 May 1953 and died on 20 October 1963.