John Sutton (RAF officer)
Sir John Sutton | |
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| Born | 9 July 1932 |
| Died | 21 November 2014 (aged 82) |
| Allegiance | United Kingdom |
| Service/ | Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath Queen's Commendation for Valuable Service in the Air |
KCB (9 July 1932 – 21 November 2014) was a Royal Air Force officer who served as Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief at RAF Support Command from 1986 to 1989 and Lieutenant Governor of Jersey
from 1990 to 1995.
RAF career
Educated at
RAF Germany in 1980, Assistant Chief of the Defence Staff (Commitments) in 1982 and Assistant Chief of the Defence Staff (Overseas) in 1985.[1] He became Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief at RAF Support Command in 1986 and retired in 1989.[1]
Governorship and later life
In retirement, Sutton was made Lieutenant Governor of Jersey.[1] He attended a reunion of Lieutenant Governors in 2008.[2] He died on 21 November 2014.[3]
Family
In 1954 Sutton married Delia Eleanor Woodward; they had one son and one daughter.
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h Debrett's People of Today 1994
- ^ Reunion Party for Governors[usurped] Jersey Evening Post, 24 October 2008
- ^ "Former Lieutenant-Governor Sir John Sutton dies". Jersey Evening Post. 25 November 2014. Retrieved 25 November 2014.
- ^ Keleny, Anne (19 February 2015). "John Sutton: Cold War fighter pilot who later rose through the ranks". The Independent. Archived from the original on 13 June 2022. Retrieved 31 January 2017.
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