Sir John Gray | |
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Born | 13 June 1913 |
Died | February 1998 |
Allegiance | United Kingdom |
Service/ | Royal Navy |
Years of service | 1926–1967 |
Rank | Vice-Admiral |
Commands held |
HMS Lynx HMS Victorious Director General of Training South Atlantic and South America Station |
Battles/wars |
World War II Korean War |
Awards | Knight Commander of the
Order of the British Empire Companion of the Order of the Bath |
Vice-Admiral Sir John Michael Dudgeon Gray KBE CB (13 June 1913 – February 1998) was a Royal Navy officer who went on to be Commander-in-Chief, South Atlantic and South America Station.
Educated at the Royal Naval College, Dartmouth, [1] Gray joined the Royal Navy in 1926. He was promoted to lieutenant on 9 December 1935, with seniority from 1 December 1935. [2] He was promoted to lieutenant commander on 24 December 1943, with seniority from 1 December 1943. [3] He served with US forces at Anzio in Italy in 1944. [4] After the War, he became Naval Adviser to the UK Mission to Japan where he was present at the war crimes trials of senior Japanese military and political leaders. [5]
He then served in Korea in 1950. [4] Promoted to captain on 31 December 1952, [6] he commanded HMS Lynx and then HMS Victorious. [1] On 7 January 1962, he was appointed a Naval Aide de Camp to The Queen. [7] He was appointed Director General of Training at the Ministry of Defence in 1964. On 19 November 1965, he was promoted to vice admiral. [8] He was appointed Commander-in-Chief, South Atlantic and South America Station, in 1965 before retiring in 1967. [4]
On 7 June 1951, the then Commander Gray was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) "in recognition of non-operational services in Japan in connection with operations in Korea". [9]
As part of the 1964 New Year Honours, the then Rear-Admiral Gray was appointed a Companion of the Order of the Bath (CB). [10]
As part of the 1967 Queen's Birthday Honours, Vice Admiral Gray was promoted to Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire (KBE). [11]
In 1939 he married Margaret Helen Purvis; they had one son and one daughter. [1]
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