Sir Richard Onslow KCB DSO*** DL | |
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Born | 1904 |
Died | December 16, 1975 |
Allegiance |
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Service/branch |
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Years of service | 1918 - 1962 |
Rank | Admiral |
Commands held |
HMS Ashanti HMS Ospey 4th Destroyer Flotilla HMS Devonshire Plymouth Command |
Battles/wars |
World War I World War II |
Awards |
Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath Distinguished Service Order & Three Bars |
Admiral Sir Richard George Onslow KCB DSO*** DL (1904 – 16 December 1975) was a Royal Navy officer who went on to be Commander-in-Chief, Plymouth.
Educated at the Royal Naval College, Osborne and the Royal Naval College, Dartmouth,[1] Onslow joined the Royal Navy in 1918 at the end of World War I.[2]
He served in World War II becoming Captain of the destroyer HMS Ashanti in 1941 in the role of defending Russian convoys.[1] He took over the anti-submarine training establishment HMS Osprey in 1943 and went on to be Captain of the 4th Destroyer Flotilla in 1944[2] in which capacity he earned the third of his three bars to his DSO.[3]
After the War he became Senior Naval Officer in Northern Ireland and then, from 1948, Director of the Tactical Division at the Admiralty.[2] After taking command of the training ship HMS Devonshire in 1951 he became Naval Secretary in 1952.[2] He was made Flag Officer (Flotillas) for the Home Fleet in 1955 and Flag Officer commanding the Reserve Fleet in 1956.[2] His last appointment was as Commander-in-Chief, Plymouth in 1958.[2] He retired in 1962.[2]
In retirement he became a Deputy Lieutenant for Shropshire.[1]
Family
In 1932 he married Kathleen Meriel Taylor; they had two sons.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Obituary: Admiral Sir Richard Onslow The Times, December 1975
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 Liddell Hart Centre for Military Archives
- ↑ "No. 36771". 27 October 1944. https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/36771/page/
Military offices | ||
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Preceded by William Davis |
Naval Secretary 1952–1954 |
Succeeded by David Luce |
Preceded by Sir Peter Cazalet |
Commander-in-Chief, Reserve Fleet 1956–1958 |
Succeeded by Sir Guy Sayer |
Preceded by Sir Charles Pizey |
Commander-in-Chief, Plymouth 1958–1961 |
Succeeded by Sir Charles Madden |
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