Richard Fitch
Sir Richard Fitch | |
|---|---|
| Nickname(s) | Dick |
| Born | 2 June 1929 Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath |
Second Sea Lord and Chief of Naval Personnel
from 1986 to 1988.
Educated at Royal Naval College Dartmouth, Fitch joined the Royal Navy as a cadet in 1942.[1]
Fitch was made
Far East Fleet in 1967.[1] He was made commander of the frigate HMS Apollo in 1973 and then became Naval Assistant to the First Sea Lord in 1974.[1]
Fitch was made captain of the
Second Sea Lord and Chief of Naval Personnel as well as President of the Royal Naval College, Greenwich in 1986, and retired in 1988.[2]
In retirement Fitch became a Lloyd's name.[1] Facing large underwriting losses, he committed suicide by carbon monoxide poisoning in his car.[3]
Family
In 1969 Fitch married Kathleen Marie-Louise Igert; they went on to have one son.[2]
References
- ^ a b c d Obituary: Admiral Sir Richard Fitch The Independent, 22 February 1994
- ^ a b c d Debrett's People of Today 1994
- ^ "Ex-Sea Lord facing ruin at Lloyd's killed himself: Son blames market for death of 'name' who became depressed by large losses". The Independent. 22 March 1994. Retrieved 19 January 2020.