Derek Reffell
Sir Derek Reffell | |
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| Born | 6 October 1928 |
| Allegiance | United Kingdom |
| Service/ | Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath |
| Other work | Governor of Gibraltar (1989–93) |
| Viceregal styles of Sir Derek Reffell (1989–1993) | ||
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Reference style | His Excellency | |
| Spoken style | Your Excellency | |
KCB (born 6 October 1928) is a former Royal Navy officer and Governor of Gibraltar
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Educated at
Commodore, Amphibious Warfare, from 1978 to 1979. He was appointed Assistant Chief of the Naval Staff for Policy – ACNS(P) – in 1979.[3] He was promoted to Vice-Admiral, becoming Flag Officer, Third Flotilla (FOF3) in 1982.[3]
During the Falklands War Admiral Reffell was serving as Flag Officer Third Flotilla in charge of the amphibious ships and aircraft carriers. Alastair Finlan commented that Admiral Reffell was the obvious choice for in-theatre commander but was not selected.[4] Commodore Michael Clapp later expressed his surprise at this decision, and, what was more, the fact that Reffell was barred access to the Northwood Headquarters so that his advice was not available.[5] He did however become senior officer in-theatre (aboard Bristol for a period) from 1 July 1982 after Rear Admiral Sandy Woodward had returned home.[6]
He became
Controller of the Navy in 1984 and was Governor of Gibraltar 1989–1993.[3]
References
- ^ Culford School
- ^ "The view from the Captain's cabin". Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 31 December 2009.
- ^ a b c Whitaker's Almanacks
- ^ Alastair Finlan, The Royal Navy in the Falklands Conflict and the Gulf War: culture and strategy
- ^ Michael Clapp and Ewen Southby-Tailyour, Amphibious Assault Falklands, via Finlan, p. 74, via Google Books
- ^ The Royal Navy in the Falklands War, p. 344 and Edward Fursdon, Falklands Aftermath: Picking Up the Pieces, p. 61
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