| John Clink | |
|---|---|
| Allegiance |
 United Kingdom |
| Service/branch |
 Royal Navy |
| Rank | Rear Admiral |
| Commands held |
HMS Ark Royal British Forces Gibraltar Scotland, Northern England and Northern Ireland |
Rear Admiral John Robert Hamilton Clink OBE is a Royal Navy officer who became Flag Officer Scotland, Northern England and Northern Ireland with effect from August 2014.
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Clink became Commanding Officer of HMS Ark Royal in July 2008 and Deputy Commander UK Maritime Forces in June 2011.[1] In the latter role he commanded Combined Task Force 150, a multinational naval task force working under a 25 nation coalition of Combined Maritime Forces based in Bahrain.[1] He went on to be Commander British Forces Gibraltar in November 2012 and Flag Officer, Scotland, Northern England and Northern Ireland in the rank of Rear Admiral in August 2014.[2]
Clink was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in 2013.[3]
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Commodore John Clink is new CPF". Gibraltar Chronicle. 17 October 2012. http://www.chronicle.gi/headlines_details.php?id=26363. Retrieved 16 August 2014.
- ↑ Listing compiled by historian Colin Mackie
- ↑ "No. 56734". 29 October 2002. https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/56734/page/
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