John Tolhurst | |
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Born | 22 April 1943 |
Allegiance | United Kingdom |
Service/ | Royal Navy |
Years of service | 1961–1997 |
Rank | Rear Admiral |
Commands held | Scotland, Northern England and Northern Ireland HMS Invincible HM Naval Base, Portsmouth HMS Exeter HMS Berwick |
Battles/wars | Falklands War |
Awards | Companion of the Order of the Bath |
Rear Admiral John Gordon Tolhurst, CB (born 22 April 1943) is a former Royal Navy officer who served as Flag Officer Scotland, Northern England and Northern Ireland from 1996 to 1997.
Tolhurst joined the Royal Navy in 1961. [1] His first command was the frigate HMS Berwick: after that he was appointed Commanding Officer of the destroyer HMS Exeter in 1984, [2] Commodore of HMS Nelson, the Naval Base at Portsmouth, in 1988, [3] and captain of the aircraft carrier HMS Invincible in 1990. [2] He went on to be Flag Officer Sea Training in 1992 and Flag Officer Scotland, Northern England and Northern Ireland in 1996 before retiring in 1997. [3]
On retiring from active service, Tolhurst became senior military officer at the Defence Export Services Organisation. [4] He subsequently set up his own defence and security consultancy business, specialising in exhibitions in those sectors. He is a Trustee of the Royal National Lifeboat Institution. [1]
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