Born the son of Vice Admiral Sir York Beverley and educated at Wellington College, Beverley joined the Royal Marines in 1953 and saw active service in Cyprus during the Cypus Emergency, before becoming aide-de-camp to the Governor-General of New Zealand in 1961.
Wellington College.
He was appointed Commanding Officer of 42 Commando in 1978, Commandant of the Commando Training Centre Royal Marines in 1980 and Director of Royal Marines personnel at the Ministry of Defence in 1982. His last appointment was as Commandant General Royal Marines in 1990 before retiring in 1994. In retirement he became Chairman of the Winston Churchill Memorial Trust and Chairman of Trustees of the Royal Marines Museum.
