Gordon Messenger, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Gordon Messenger

Royal Marines general

Date of Birth: 15-Apr-1962

Place of Birth: Dundee, Scotland, United Kingdom

Nationality: United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Aries

General Sir Gordon Kenneth Messenger, (born 15 April 1962) is a retired senior Royal Marines officer who served as Vice-Chief of the Defence Staff from May 2016 to May 2019.
As a colonel he commanded 40 Commando during the Iraq War, and led the Commando in the assault on the Al-Faw Peninsula.
He served as British Commander of Task Force Helmand, during the 3 Commando Brigade deployment to Helmand Province, Afghanistan on Operation Herrick IX from 2008 to 2009.