Allegiance United Kingdom Battles and wars World War II Battles/wars World War II | Name Alexander Bingley Rank Admiral Died 1972 | |
Born 15 February 1905 ( 1905-02-15 ) Commands held HMS SlingerHMS BiterHMS NabaronHMS EagleMediterranean FleetPortsmouth Command Awards Order of the Bath, Order of the British Empire | ||
Admiral Sir Alexander Noel Campbell Bingley (15 February 1905 – 28 September 1972) was a Royal Navy officer who went on to be Commander-in-Chief, Portsmouth.
Naval career
Bingley joined the Royal Navy as a cadet in 1918.
He served in World War II on the staff of the Commander-in-Chief, Home Fleet. He went on to be Commander of the aircraft-carrier HMS Slinger in 1943, of the aircraft-carrier HMS Biter in 1944 and of the Mobile Naval Air Base HMS Nabaron in 1945.
After the War he was appointed Deputy Director of Air Warfare. He went on to be Chief of Staff to the Flag Officer (Air) and then Commander of the aircraft-carrier HMS Eagle in 1952.
He was appointed Fifth Sea Lord and Deputy Chief of Naval Staff (Air) in 1954 and Flag Officer, Aircraft Carriers in 1958. He was made Commander-in-Chief, Mediterranean Fleet and NATO Commander Allied Forces Mediterranean in 1959 and then Commander-in-Chief, Portsmouth and Allied Commander-in-Chief, Channel in 1961; he retired in 1963.
He lived at Hoddesdon in Hertfordshire.