Derek Anthony
Derek Anthony | |
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Born | (1947-11-02)2 November 1947 |
Died | 19 March 2019(2019-03-19) (aged 71) Ashford, Kent, South East England |
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Years of service | 1966 - 2003 |
Rank | Rear-admiral |
Commands | HMS Onslaught HMS Warspite HMS Cumberland Scotland, Northern England and Northern Ireland |
Awards | Member of the Order of the British Empire |
Rear-Admiral Derek James Anthony MBE (2 November 1947 − 19 March 2019) was a Royal Navy officer who became Flag Officer Scotland, Northern England and Northern Ireland.
Naval career
Anthony joined the Royal Navy in 1966.[1] After qualifying as a submariner and being given command of the submarines HMS Onslaught and then HMS Warspite, he became captain of the frigate HMS Cumberland in 1991.[2] Anthony was appointed director of Naval Service Conditions at the Ministry of Defence in 1993; Deputy Flag Officer Submarines in 1996; and, naval attaché in Washington D. C. in 1997, before becoming Flag Officer, Scotland, Northern England and Northern Ireland in 2000 and retiring in 2003.[3]
In retirement, Anthony became clerk of the Worshipful Company of Shipwrights.[1]
Family
He was married to Denyse and had two married daughters. He died on 19 March 2019, aged 71.[1][4]
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Preceded by Michael Gregory | Flag Officer Scotland, Northern England and Northern Ireland 2000–2003 | Succeeded by |
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