Years of service 1945-1980 Rank Rear admiral Name Anthony Cooke Service/branch Royal Navy | Role Military Officer Allegiance United Kingdom Awards Order of the Bath | |
Commands held Royal Naval College, Greenwich | ||
Rear Admiral Anthony John Cooke CB (born 21 September 1927) is a former Royal Navy officer who became President of the Royal Naval College, Greenwich.
Naval career
Educated at the St Edward's School, Oxford, Cooke joined the Royal Navy in 1945. He became Commodore in command of HMNB Clyde in 1973, Senior Naval Member on the staff of the Royal College of Defence Studies in 1975 and President of the Royal Naval College, Greenwich in 1978 before retiring in 1980.
In retirement he became Private Secretary to the Lord Mayor of London.
References
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