William Staveley (Royal Navy officer)
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Early life
Born the son of Admiral
He joined the Royal Navy as a cadet in 1942.[1] Promoted to midshipman on 1 September 1946, he was posted to the cruiser HMS Ajax and then the destroyer HMS Zephyr.[1] He was promoted to sub-lieutenant on 1 January 1948[2] and then served in the cruisers HMS Nigeria and HMS Bermuda.[1] Promoted to lieutenant on 1 September 1950,[3] he became Flag Lieutenant to the Commander-in-Chief Home Fleet in 1952, an instructor at the Royal Naval College, Dartmouth in 1954 and then served in HM Yacht Britannia from 1957.[1] He served on the destroyer HMS Cavalier from November 1957, and having been promoted to lieutenant commander on 1 September 1958,[4] he was present at the hydrogen bomb tests on Kiritimati.[1]
Staveley attended the
Later career
In retirement Staveley became Chairman of the Royal London Hospital and Associated Community Services NHS Trust, Chairman of the
Staveley became a
Family
In 1954 Staveley married Bettina Kirstine Shuter; they had a son and a daughter.[15]
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m Heathcote, p. 234
- ^ "No. 38751". The London Gazette. 1 November 1949. p. 5204.
- ^ "No. 39035". The London Gazette. 6 October 1950. p. 4969.
- ^ "No. 41557". The London Gazette. 25 November 1958. p. 7215.
- ^ "No. 44493". The London Gazette (Supplement). 29 December 1967. p. 71.
- ^ "No. 47117". The London Gazette (Supplement). 10 January 1977. p. 358.
- ^ "No. 48155". The London Gazette (Supplement). 14 April 1980. p. 5611.
- ^ a b c d e Heathcote, p. 235
- ^ "No. 48639". The London Gazette (Supplement). 12 June 1981. p. 2.
- ^ "No. 49150". The London Gazette (Supplement). 25 October 1982. p. 13920.
- ^ "No. 49768". The London Gazette (Supplement). 16 June 1984. p. 2.
- ^ "No. 50238". The London Gazette (Supplement). 23 August 1985. p. 11765.
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- ^ "No. 52835". The London Gazette. 14 February 1992. p. 2584.
- ^ A.B. Sainsbury (16 October 1997). "Obituary: Admiral of the Fleet Sir William Staveley". The Independent. Retrieved 26 August 2012.
Sources
- Heathcote, Tony (2002). The British Admirals of the Fleet 1734 – 1995. Pen & Sword Ltd. ISBN 0-85052-835-6.