Matthew Quashie
Matthew Quashie | |
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Vice Admiral | |
Battles/wars | Lebanon War (Nov 1986 to June 1987) |
Early life
Vice Admiral Quashie was born on 23 March 1951 in Accra. In 1970 he obtained his
Vice Admiral Quashie enlisted into the
Vice Admiral Quashie has served the Navy in various capacities including:
- Watch-Keeping Officer on the Ghana Navy Ships (GNS) Keta, Kromantse, Sahene and Achimota
- Executive Officer on GNS Elmina and Dzata
- Acting Executive Officer on GNS Kromantse.
- Aide-de-Camp to the Chief of the Naval Staff.
- Base Operations Officer, Naval Base Sekondi
- Staff Officer Communication and Intelligence
- Acting Training Officer, Naval Base Sekondi
- Senior Officer Afloat and Commanding Officer Naval Base Sekondi.
He served in the several senior capacities prior to his appointment as the Chief of Staff. They included:
- Director of Operations and Plans at the Naval Headquarters
- Directing Staff at both the Ghana Armed Forces Command College and Nigeria Command and Staff College
- Deputy Commandant Ghana Armed Forces Command and Staff College
- Director Resettlement at General Headquarters (2003) and Chief Staff Officer, Naval Headquarters
- Flag Officer Commanding (FOC) Eastern Naval Command
Combat operation
During the 1980s Lebanon conflict, Vice Admiral Quashie was appointed Assistant Staff Officer of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon.[3]
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With Rear Adm. Tony Kurta
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With Rear Adm. Tony Kurta
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Touring
Military appointment
On 28 March 2013,
Death
On 9 January 2020, Quashie died at the 37 Military Hospital in Accra, where he had been on admission for some time. He had reportedly not been well since he lost his wife in 2019.[8]
References
- ^ "Profile of Vice Admiral Mathew Quashie, Chief of Defence Staff". www.highstreetmail.com. Archived from the original on 15 December 2013. Retrieved 11 April 2013.
- ^ Past, CNS. "PAST CHIEF NAVY STAFFS". gafonline.mil.gh. Ghana Armed Forces. Archived from the original on 13 October 2016. Retrieved 3 June 2017.
- ^ a b "Rear Admiral Matthew Quashie Profile". www.ghanaweb.com. Retrieved 15 April 2013.
- ^ a b "Profile of Rear Admiral Matthew Quashie". www.gaf.mil.gh. Archived from the original on 3 April 2015. Retrieved 15 April 2013.
- ^ "New CDS appointed and service commanders". graphic.com.gh. Retrieved 15 April 2013.
- ^ "Vice Admiral Mathew Quashie hands over office of CNS". www.gaf.mil.gh. Archived from the original on 2015-04-03. Retrieved 15 April 2013.
- ^ "New CDS And Service Commanders Appointed". ghanareporters.com. Retrieved 15 April 2013.
- ^ "Former Chief of Defence Staff Quashie is dead". Ghanaweb. Ghana Web. 10 January 2020. Retrieved 26 January 2020.