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John Lippiett

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Years of service
  
1967 - 2003

Battles and wars
  
Falklands War

Allegiance
  
United Kingdom


Battles/wars
  
Falklands War

Service/branch
  
Royal Navy

Name
  
John Lippiett

Rank
  
Rear admiral

Education
  
Brighton Hove & Sussex Sixth Form College

Awards
  
Order of the Bath, Order of the British Empire

Commands held
  
HMS Amazon HMS Norfolk

John Lippiett Interview - New Mary Rose Museum


Rear Admiral Richard John Lippiett, (born 7 July 1949) is a former senior Royal Navy officer who became Commandant of the Joint Services Command and Staff College.

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Early life and education

Lippiett was born on 7 July 1949. He was educated at Brighton, Hove and Sussex Grammar School.

Lippiett joined the Royal Navy in 1967. He served in the Falklands War as executive officer of HMS Ambuscade. He was appointed captain of the frigate HMS Amazon in 1986, naval assistant to the First Sea Lord in 1988 and Commanding Officer of the frigate HMS Norfolk as well as Captain of the 9th Frigate Squadron in 1991.

He went on to be Chief of Staff for the surface flotilla in 1993, commodore at the School of Maritime Operations in 1995 and Flag Officer Sea Training in 1997. After that he became Chief of Staff to the Commander of Allied Naval Forces Southern Europe in 1999 and Commandant of the Joint Services Command and Staff College in 2002 before retiring in 2003.

Later life

In retirement he became chief executive of the Mary Rose Trust. He is also the Patron of The Nautical Training Corps.

Honours

Already a Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE), Lippiett was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the 2014 New Year Honours for services to British heritage with the Mary Rose Trust.

References

John Lippiett Wikipedia