Summary
Vice Admiral Sir John Morrison Webster KCB (3 November 1932 – 5 October 2020) was a Royal Navy officer who became Flag Officer Plymouth and Port Admiral, Devonport.
Sir John Webster | |
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| Born | 3 November 1932 |
| Died | 5 October 2020 (aged 87) |
| Allegiance |  United Kingdom |
| Service/ |  Royal Navy |
| Years of service | 1951–1990 |
| Rank | Vice Admiral |
| Commands held | HMS Argonaut HMS Cleopatra Flag Officer Sea Training Chief of Staff Fleet Flag Officer Plymouth and Port Admiral, Devonport |
| Awards | Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath |
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Educated at Pangbourne College, Webster joined the Royal Navy in 1951.[1] He became Commanding Officer of the frigate HMS Argonaut in 1970, Liaison Officer in Ottawa in 1974 and Commanding Officer of the frigate HMS Cleopatra in 1977.[1] He was appointed Director of Naval Warfare at the Ministry of Defence in 1980, Flag Officer Sea Training in 1982 and Chief of Staff to the Commander-in-Chief Fleet in 1984.[1] He went on to be Flag Officer Plymouth and Port Admiral, Devonport at HMNB Devonport in 1987,[1] before retiring in June 1990.[2]
In retirement he became a landscape and marine painter.[1]
He died on 5 October 2020, at the age of 87.[3]
Family edit
In 1962, he married Valerie Anne "Val" Villiers, daughter of Admiral Sir Michael Villiers;[4] they had one son, who predeceased him, and two daughters.[1]
References edit
- ^ a b c d e f Debrett's People of Today 1994
- ^ "No. 52158". The London Gazette. 4 June 1990. p. 10103.
- ^ Willett, Daryl (8 October 2020). "Webster". Announcements. The Telegraph. London. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
- ^ Mosley, Charles, editor. Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage, 107th edition, 3 volumes. Wilmington, Delaware, U.S.A.: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, 2003.