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John Coward (Royal Navy officer)

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Years of service
  
1958 - 1994

Battles and wars
  
Falklands War

Battles/wars
  
Falklands War

Service/branch
  
Royal Navy


Name
  
John Coward

Allegiance
  
United Kingdom

Role
  
Royal Navy officer

Rank
  
Admiral

Commands held
  
HMS Brilliant First Flotilla

Awards
  
Order of the Bath, Distinguished Service Order

Vice Admiral Sir John Francis Coward (born 11 October 1937) is a former Royal Navy officer who became Commandant of the Royal College of Defence Studies from 1992 to 1994.

Coward joined the Royal Navy in 1958. He served in the Falklands War in 1982 as Captain of HMS Brilliant. He was appointed Flag Officer Sea Training in 1987, Flag Officer, First Flotilla in 1988 and Flag Officer Submarines and Commander of the Eastern Atlantic Submarine Area in 1989. He became Commandant of the Royal College of Defence Studies in 1992 and retired in 1994.

In retirement he became Lieutenant Governor of Guernsey.

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