Oliver Lee

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Oliver Lee
BornBirmingham
Service/branchRoyal Marines
Years of service1996-2014
RankColonel
Commands held45 Commando
Battles/warsBosnian War

Northern Ireland Iraq War

War in Afghanistan
AwardsQueen's Commendation for Valuable Service

Member of the Order of the British Empire

Officer of the Order of the British Empire
Alma materCambridge University

Oliver Lee, OBE is a former senior Royal Marines officer and subsequently chief executive.

Early life and education

The eldest child of six children, Lee was brought up in Birmingham.[1][2] He was educated at King Edward's School, Birmingham|King Edward’s School, Birmingham,[3][4] and Jesus College, Cambridge|Jesus College, Cambridge.[2]

Career

Lee undertook Royal Marines officer training in 1996, winning the sword of honour.[2] He subsequently served in Bosnian War, Northern Ireland, Iraq War and Afghanistan conflict (1978–present).[2][5] He also worked in the private office staff of the Chief of the Defence Staff (United Kingdom) (Admiral of the Fleet the Michael Boyce, Baron Boyce from 2002-2004 and Defence Ministers (Rt Hon Bob Ainsworth) from 2007-2009.[2] He commanded 45 Commando[6] on Operation HERRICK 14 in Afghanistan conflict (1978–present)|Afghanistan in 2011,[2][7][8][9] during which he was promoted to full colonel, the youngest since the Second World War.[2][3][10]

In 2013 he resigned from the Royal Marines over the Sergeant Blackman (Marine A) 2011 Helmand Province Killing.[2][11][12][10][13] He gave evidence at the Royal Courts of Justice in 2017 where Blackman’s original conviction of murder was reduced to manslaughter on grounds of diminished responsibility. [2][14][10][15] On leaving the Royal Marines, Lee became Chief Executive of The Challenge, a large social enterprise delivering residential courses for teenagers to improve their understanding of others and preparedness for adult life.[2][16][17]

Honours

Lee was awarded the Queen's Commendation for Valuable Service|Queen’s Commendation for Valuable Service in Iraq in 2003,[5] He was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)[18] and then Order of the British Empire|Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) for service in Afghanistan conflict (1978–present)|Afghanistan in 2007 and 2012.[19][20]

Personal Life

Lee’s father, His Honour Judge Malcolm Lee Queen's Counsel|QC, died of a heart attack in 1999 whilst serving as the Birmingham Mercantile Judge.[1] His brother, Adrian, died of suspected suicide in 2003.[21]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Judge dies on tennis court. - Free Online Library". www.thefreelibrary.com. Retrieved 2021-09-25.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 2.8 2.9 Simon, Akam (2021). The Changing of the Guard. Scribe.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Layton, Josh (2015-09-11). "Alexander Blackman jail row - Birmingham-educated colonel quits in protest". BirminghamLive. Retrieved 2021-09-26.
  4. ↑ "Biennial Dinner 2014". www.oldeds.kes.org.uk. Retrieved 2021-09-25.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 "Page 4 | Supplement 57100, 31 October 2003 | London Gazette | The Gazette". www.thegazette.co.uk. Retrieved 2021-09-25.
  6. ↑ "Royal Marine 'bully' claim at RM Condor investigated". BBC News. 2010-06-29. Retrieved 2021-09-25.
  7. ↑ "45 Commando build on the peace in Afghanistan". GOV.UK. Retrieved 2021-09-25.
  8. ↑ "'Our real success is that all of us are going home'". www.standard.co.uk. 2012-04-12. Retrieved 2021-09-25.
  9. ↑ "Former Royal Marine reunited with Afghan interpreter after decade apart and escape from Taliban". Channel 4 News. 2021-09-09. Retrieved 2021-09-25.
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 "Alexander Blackman's company was out of control, claims former comrade". the Guardian. 2017-03-15. Retrieved 2021-09-25.
  11. ↑ Nast, Condé (2021-04-03). "War, justice and the real story behind 'Marine A'". British GQ. Retrieved 2021-09-26.
  12. ↑ Reporter, Sean O’Neill, Chief. "Top brass were warned about 'out of control' Marine unit". ISSN 0140-0460. Retrieved 2021-09-25.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  13. ↑ "Marine A: missed warnings and a lack of leadership – the untold story of Sgt Blackman's unit". Channel 4 News. 2016-12-21. Retrieved 2021-09-25.
  14. ↑ "Judges quash UK marine Alexander Blackman's murder conviction". the Guardian. 2017-03-15. Retrieved 2021-09-26.
  15. ↑ "Blackman, R. v [2014] EWCA Crim 1029 (22 May 2014)". www.bailii.org. Retrieved 2021-09-25.
  16. ↑ Newsdesk (2019-03-13). "Ten years of The Challenge". Charity Today News. Retrieved 2021-09-25.
  17. ↑ L, Edward; er. "Craig Morley steps down as chief executive of The Challenge". www.thirdsector.co.uk. Retrieved 2021-09-25.
  18. ↑ "Marines officer gets MBE honour". 2007-07-19. Retrieved 2021-09-25.
  19. ↑ "Operational Honours and Awards List: 23 March 2012". GOV.UK. Retrieved 2021-09-25.
  20. ↑ "LEE, Oliver Andrew | ͏". www.commandoveterans.org. Retrieved 2021-09-25.
  21. ↑ Lord, Craig (2014-04-06). "Interview with Georgina Lee". The Times.

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