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Sir Donald Gosling
Knight of the Order of St John
Grand Cross of the Order of the Eagle of Georgia

Vice-Admiral Sir Frederick Donald Gosling,

KStJ (2 March 1929 – 16 September 2019) was an honorary British vice admiral, Chairman of National Car Parks
, and benefactor to naval charities.

Business career

Gosling joined the

Mediterranean in the cruiser HMS Leander.[1] After the War, together with Ronald Hobson, he founded Central Car Parks, when the pair invested £200 in a bombsite in Holborn, central London to create a car park.[2] In 1959 Central Car Parks took over National Car Parks from Anne Lucas, the widow of Colonel Frederick Lucas.[3] Gosling co-chaired the business until he retired in 1998.[1]

Retirement

Gosling became a trustee of the

Leander G to provide the men on board with fresh stores and allow them a few hours aboard the yacht in order to shower and rest.[6]

In April 2012, he became Vice-Admiral of the United Kingdom, an honorific position sub-ordinate to the Lord High Admiral of the United Kingdom, the Duke of Edinburgh.[7]

Gosling was knighted in the 1976 Resignation Honours List[8] and appointed Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order (KCVO) in the 2004 New Year Honours for services to The Duke of Edinburgh's Award and the Outward Bound Trust.[9]

His interests included

Leander G until she was sold in February 2016.[10]

Gosling died on 16 September 2019, aged 90, after a short illness.[11]

Royal Naval Reserve ranks

  • 27 January 1993 – May 2005: Captain (Honorary)[12]
  • 31 May 2005 – March 2009: Commodore (Honorary)[13]
  • 2 March 2009 – 2 April 2015: Rear Admiral (Honorary)[14]
  • 2 April 2015 – 16 September 2019: Vice Admiral (Honorary)[15]

Family and personal life

In 1959 Gosling married Elizabeth Shauna Ingram; together they had three sons before their marriage was dissolved in 1988.[1]

References

  1. ^
    ISBN 978-1-408-11414-8
  2. ^ "Support Servies". Business.timesonline.co.uk. Retrieved 21 November 2016. (subscription required)
  3. ^ "Millions for car park entrepreneurs". BBC News. 24 March 1998. Retrieved 21 November 2016.
  4. ^ Sir Donald Gosling authorised biography[permanent dead link] Debretts.com
  5. ^ Council The White Ensign Archived 27 April 2012 at the Wayback Machine
  6. ^ Sir Donald Gosling's superyacht memories, Boat International, 28 February 2010
  7. ^ Windsor Castle Court Circular, 23 April 2012
  8. ^ The Times, Thursday, 27 May 1976; pg. 2; Issue 59714; col B: "Sir Harold's resignation honours list in full"
  9. ^ New Year Honours List The Independent, 31 December 2003
  10. ^ Gosling, Donald. "Sir Donald Gosling's superyacht memories". Boat International. Retrieved 12 March 2016.
  11. ^ "Tributes paid to millionaire car parking tsar who saved HMS Victory with £25m donation". portsmouth.co.uk. Retrieved 17 September 2019.
  12. ^ "No. 53227". The London Gazette (Supplement). 23 February 1993. p. 3311.
  13. ^ "No. 57693". The London Gazette (Supplement). 5 July 2005. p. 8688.
  14. ^ "No. 59029". The London Gazette (Supplement). 7 April 2009. p. 5961.
  15. ^ The Daily Telegraph, 16 February 2015, p.28
Honorary titles
Preceded by Vice-Admiral of the United Kingdom
2012–2019 		Succeeded by
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