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Tributes were paid last night to a former head of the Royal Marines who has died suddenly.
Highly decorated Major General Matthew Holmes CBE served in all the UK's recent conflicts and was one of Britain's most senior military officers.
He served as Commandant General Royal Marines from 2019 until April this year.
The 54-year-old, who died on Saturday, also won one of this country's most prestigious gallantry awards, the Distinguished Service Order, for his leadership on the frontline in Afghanistan in 2007.
The Ministry of Defence confirmed last night that the circumstances of his death were being investigated - but they are not thought to have been suspicious.
However, it is understood that he took his own life, the Telegraph reported.
Tributes were paid last night to a former head of the Royal Marines who has died suddenly. Highly decorated Major General Matthew Holmes CBE served in all the UK's recent conflicts and was one of Britain's most senior military officers
A spokesman said: 'Our thoughts and
