George Langley (Royal Marines officer)
General Sir George Colt Langley, was a Royal Marines officer who served as Deputy Adjutant-General Royal Marines.
Military career
Langley was born in Bristol, the eighth of 12 children born to John Langley and Annabella Claringbold.Educated at Adams' Grammar School, Langley was commissioned into the Royal Marine Light Infantry. He commanded a detachment of marines off the coast of Spain during the First Carlist War. He became Assistant Adjutant-General at Headquarters Royal Marine Forces in December 1854 and Deputy Adjutant-General Royal Marines in January 1862 before retiring in July 1867.