Benjamin Bathurst (Royal Navy officer)
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Early life
Bathurst is the son of Peter Bathurst and his wife Lady Elizabeth Ann Bathurst (née Temple-Gore-Langton).[1] Generally known by his middle name of Benjamin,[2] Bathurst was educated at Eton College and Britannia Royal Naval College, Dartmouth.[3]
Bathurst joined the Royal Navy as a cadet in 1953 and became a midshipman on 1 September 1955.[4] During his early career he served in the minesweeper HMS Woolaston and, following promotion to sub-lieutenant on 1 January 1957 and to lieutenant on 1 February 1959,[5] he qualified as a pilot in 1960.[4] He next served in the ship's flight on the destroyer HMS Devonshire and then qualified as a helicopter instructor in 1964.[4] He served as an exchange officer with the Royal Australian Navy in 1965 and, following promotion to lieutenant commander on 1 February 1967,[6] he became senior pilot of 820 Naval Air Squadron on the aircraft carrier HMS Eagle.[4] He was given command of 819 Naval Air Squadron in February 1969 and then joined the Directorate of Naval Recruiting at the Ministry of Defence in early 1970.[4] Promoted to commander on 30 June 1970, he became executive officer on the destroyer HMS Norfolk in February 1971.[4] He joined the Directorate of Naval Air Warfare at the Ministry of Defence in February 1973.[4]
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Later career
In retirement Bathurst became a Non-Executive Director of
Family
Bathurst married Sarah Christian Pandora Peto, daughter of Major John Peto and granddaughter of
References
- ^ a b "Admiral Sir David Benjamin Bathurst". The Peerage.com. Retrieved 24 August 2012.
- ^ Mosley, p. 215
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- ^ "No. 44238". The London Gazette (Supplement). 27 January 1967. p. 1153.
- ^ "No. 49496". The London Gazette (Supplement). 3 October 1983. p. 12932.
- ^ "No. 50740". The London Gazette (Supplement). 8 December 1986. p. 15867.
- ^ "No. 50948". The London Gazette (Supplement). 12 June 1987. p. 2.
- ^ "No. 52382". The London Gazette (Supplement). 28 December 1990. p. 2.
- ^ a b Heathcote, p.23
- ^ "British units deployed to Bosnia". Britain's Small Wars. Archived from the original on 11 August 2012. Retrieved 24 August 2012.
- ^ "Admiral Bathurst awarded honorary degree". University of Greenwich Biography. 19 July 2004. Archived from the original on 30 September 2011. Retrieved 24 August 2012.
- ^ "No. 54507". The London Gazette. 27 August 1996. p. 11443.
- ^ "No. 55413". The London Gazette. 25 February 1999. p. 2247.
Sources
- Heathcote, Tony (2002). The British Admirals of the Fleet 1734–1995. Pen & Sword Ltd. ISBN 0-85052-835-6.
- Mosley, Charles (1999). Burke's Peerage and Baronetage, 106th edition, volume 1. Crans, Switzerland: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd. ISBN 978-1579580834.