Fabian Malbon

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Fabian Malbon
Born (1946-10-01) 1 October 1946 (age 75)
AllegianceUnited Kingdom
Service/branch Royal Navy
Years of service1965–2002
Rank Vice Admiral
Commands held HMS Invincible
9th Frigate Squadron
HMS Brave
HMS Torquay
Battles/wars Bosnian War
Awards Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire
Other work Lieutenant Governor of Guernsey (2005–11)

Vice Admiral Sir Fabian Malbon, KBE (born 1 October 1946) is a retired Royal Navy officer who served as the Lieutenant Governor of Guernsey from 2005 to 2011.

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Educated at Brighton Hove and Sussex Grammar School, Malbon joined the Royal Navy in 1965. [1] He went on to command the frigates HMS Torquay and HMS Brave. [1] He was made Commanding Officer of HMS Brave as well as Captain of the 9th Frigate Squadron in 1987 and Director of Naval Service Conditions in 1988. [2] During the Bosnian War, as commanding officer of HMS Invincible, he provided air-to-air combat, close air support and photo-reconnaissance over Bosnia-Herzegovina in 1993. [3] He went on to be Naval Secretary in 1996 and Deputy Commander-in-Chief Fleet in 1999. [2] He retired in 2002. [1]

He was made Lieutenant Governor of Guernsey on 18 October 2005. [4]

Family

Fabian Malbon and his wife Sue have three sons. [4]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Sir Fabian prepares for his next challenging role This is Guernsey, 18 October 2005
  2. 1 2 Senior Royal Navy Appointments Archived 15 March 2012 at the Wayback Machine
  3. Bosnia: Navy treads fine line between training and the real thing The Independent, 11 August 1993
  4. 1 2 Relative Values: Sir Fabian Malbon and his son Jonny at Times Online.
Military offices
Preceded by Naval Secretary
1996–1998
Succeeded by
Preceded by Deputy Commander-in-Chief Fleet
1999–2001
Succeeded by
Government offices
Preceded by Lieutenant Governor of Guernsey
2005–2011
Succeeded by