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Born 1910; educated Royal Navy College, Dartmouth; joined Royal Navy, 1924; second in command, HMS ARDENT, 1934; qualified as Gunnery Specialist, 1936; Training Development Officer, Gunnery School, 1939-1940; on staff of Admiral Andrew Cunningham and Fleet anti aircraft Gunnery Officer, HMS WARSPITE, 1940-1942; Commander, 1943; Commander, Gunnery Division, Admiralty, 1943-1945; posted to South East Asia, 1945; British Commonwealth Occupation Force, Japan, 1946; in command, HMS ALACRITY, Far East, 1947-1948; Captain, 1949; Deputy Director, Radio Equipment, 1950-1951; in command, 5 Destroyer Squadron, 1952-1953; Director of Naval Ordnance, Admiralty, 1954-1956; in command HMS NEWFOUNDLAND, Far East and Suez, 1956-1958; Rear Admiral, 1958; Naval Secretary to First Lord of the Admiralty, 1958-1960; Vice Admiral, 1961; Flag Officer Flotillas, Home Fleet, 1960-1962; Flag Officer, Naval Air Command, 1962-1964; Commander in Chief, Mediterranean, and Commander in Chief Allied Forces, Mediterranean, 1964-1967; Admiral, 1965; retired, 1967; died, 1985.