Suicide of a British Major General who was superseded by a junior officer's promotion

Suicide of a British Major General who was superseded by a junior officer’s promotion

Former head of the British Royal Marines, Major General Matt Holmes, committed suicide under pressure to be superseded, a commission of inquiry has reported. Jason Pegg, who conducted Matt Holmes’ post-mortem, said in the inquest report that Major General Holmes was under stress due to being removed from his post. The report said that General…

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