Roger Dimmock

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Roger Dimmock
Birth name Roger Charles Dimmock
Born(1935-05-27)27 May 1935
Portsmouth, Hampshire, England
Died 6 May 2014(2014-05-06) (aged 78)
AllegianceFlag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom
Service/branchNaval ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  Royal Navy
Years of service 1953-1989
Rank Rear Admiral
Commands held
Awards Companion of the Order of the Bath
Spouse(s)Lesley Reid(m. 1958)

Rear Admiral Roger Charles Dimmock CB (27 May 1935 – 6 May 2014) was a Royal Navy officer who became Naval Secretary.

Royal Navy Maritime warfare branch of the United Kingdoms military

The Royal Navy (RN) is the United Kingdom's naval warfare force. Although warships were used by the English kings from the early medieval period, the first major maritime engagements were fought in the Hundred Years War against the Kingdom of France. The modern Royal Navy traces its origins to the early 16th century; the oldest of the UK's armed services, it is known as the Senior Service.

Naval Secretary

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Educated at Price's School, Dimmock joined the Royal Navy in 1953 and specialised in naval aviation. [1] He commanded the frigates HMS Berwick and HMS Naiad. [1] He was appointed Chief Staff Officer to the Flag Officer, Carriers and Amphibious Ships in 1978 and given command of HMS Seahawk in 1980 before taking command of the aircraft carrier HMS Hermes in 1982. [1] He went on to be Director of Naval Air Warfare at the Ministry of Defence in 1983, Naval Secretary in 1985 and Flag Officer Naval Air Command in 1987. [1] He retired in 1989. [2]

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He laid the wreath at the Remembrance Day Service at Fareham in November 2005. [3] He died on 6 May 2014. [4]

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Family

In 1958 he married Lesley Patricia Reid; they have three daughters. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Debrett's People of Today 1994
  2. ↑ Whitaker's Almanack 1990
  3. ↑ Remembrance Day Service Fareham Archived 10 March 2012 at the Wayback Machine . Hampshire County Council, 13 November 2005
  4. ↑ DIMMOCK - Roger Charles, Rear Admiral CB
Military offices
Preceded by
Richard Thomas 		Naval Secretary
1985–1987		Succeeded by
Norman King
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