Admiral Sir Simon Alastair Cassillis Cassels, KCB, CBE (5 March 1928 – 6 March 2019) was a senior Royal Navy officer who served as Second Sea Lord and Chief of Naval Personnel from 1982 to 1986.
Sir Simon Cassels | |
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Born | 5 March 1928 |
Died | 6 March 2019 | (aged 91)
Allegiance | United Kingdom |
Service/ | Royal Navy |
Years of service | 1947–1986 |
Rank | Admiral |
Commands held | Flag Officer, Plymouth HMS Fearless |
Battles/wars | Korean War |
Awards | Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath Commander of the Order of the British Empire |
Cassels joined the Royal Navy in 1947.[1] He was Navigation Staff Officer to Chief of the Polaris Executive from 1963 to 1966,[2] and went on to command HMS Fearless in 1972.[3]
Cassels became Assistant Chief of the Naval Staff (Operational Requirements) in 1978,[4] and was promoted to vice-admiral on 18 November 1980.[5] He was appointed Flag Officer, Plymouth and Admiral Superintendent at Devonport in 1981,[6] and Second Sea Lord and Chief of Naval Personnel as well as President of the Royal Naval College, Greenwich in 1982.[7] Promoted full admiral in November 1984, he retired in 1986.[7]
In retirement Cassels's activities included serving as Chairman of the Modern Apprentices Advisory Committee.[8] He lived at Exton in Hampshire.[9]
Cassels died on 6 March 2019, aged 91.[10]
Cassels was married to Jill.[11]