Roger Ainsley

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Roger Ainsley
BornSeptember 1950
Allegiance United Kingdom
Service/branch Royal Navy
Rank Rear Admiral
Commands held HMS Exeter
HMS Liverpool

Rear Admiral Roger Stewart Ainsley (born September 1950) is a former Royal Navy officer who served as Flag Officer Sea Training.

Ainsley became commanding officer of the destroyer HMS Exeter in 1988, [1] commanding officer of the destroyer HMS Liverpool and commander of the 3rd Destroyer Squadron in July 1995 and Chief of Staff to the Commander, Surface Flotilla in 2000. [2] He went on to be Commodore, Portsmouth Flotilla in March 2002 and Flag Officer Sea Training in April 2004 before retiring in June 2006. [2]

In 2012, Ainsley attempted to become the Conservative Party candidate for the Hampshire and Isle of Wight Police and Crime Commissioner. [3]

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References

  1. "Exeter's Sea Cadets". Exeter Meries. Retrieved 26 November 2017.
  2. 1 2 Mackie, Colin. "Senior Royal Navy Appointments from 1865" (PDF). Gulabin. Colin Mackie. Retrieved 18 March 2017.
  3. Home, Conservative (31 May 2012). "Michael Mates seeks nomination for Hampshire police commissioner". Conservative Home.
Military offices
Preceded by Flag Officer Sea Training
2004–2006
Succeeded by