John Lippiett | |
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| Birth name | Richard John Lippiett |
| Born | 7 July 1949 |
| Allegiance |  United Kingdom |
| Service/ | Royal Navy |
| Years of service | 1967 – 2003 |
| Rank | Rear admiral |
| Commands held | HMS Amazon HMS Norfolk |
| Battles/wars | Falklands War |
| Awards | Companion of the Order of the Bath Commander of the Order of the British Empire |
Rear Admiral Richard John Lippiett, CB , CBE , DL (born 7 July 1949) is a retired senior Royal Navy officer who became Commandant of the Joint Services Command and Staff College.
Lippiett was born on 7 July 1949. He was educated at Brighton, Hove and Sussex Grammar School. [1]
Lippiett joined the Royal Navy in 1967. [1] He served in the Falklands War as executive officer of HMS Ambuscade. [1] [2] He was appointed captain of the frigate HMS Amazon in 1986, naval assistant to the First Sea Lord in 1988 and Commanding Officer of the frigate HMS Norfolk as well as Captain of the 9th Frigate Squadron in 1991. [1]
He went on to be Chief of Staff for the surface flotilla in 1993, commodore at the School of Maritime Operations in 1995 and Flag Officer Sea Training in 1997. [1] After that he became Chief of Staff to the Commander of Allied Naval Forces Southern Europe in 1999 and Commandant of the Joint Services Command and Staff College in 2002 before retiring in 2003. [1]
In retirement he became chief executive of the Mary Rose Trust. [3] He is also the Patron of The Nautical Training Corps. [4] [1]
Already a Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE), Lippiett was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the 2014 New Year Honours for services to British heritage with the Mary Rose Trust. [5]
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