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John Roxburgh (Royal Navy officer)

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Allegiance
  
Role
  
Royal Navy officer

Rank
  
Vice admiral

Name
  
John Roxburgh

Service/branch
  
Battles/wars
  
Battles and wars
  
Years of service
  
1933–1972

Died
  
April 13, 2004


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Commands held
  
HMS H43HMS UnitedHMS TapirHMS TurpinHMS ContestHMS EagleFlag Officer, Plymouth

Awards
  
Knight Commander of the Order of the BathCommander of the Order of the British EmpireDistinguished Service OrderDistinguished Service Cross &bar

Vice-Admiral Sir John Charles Young Roxburgh, (29 June 1919 – 13 April 2004) was a Royal Navy officer who became Flag Officer, Plymouth.

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Educated at Royal Naval College, Dartmouth, Roxborough joined the Royal Navy in 1933. He commanded the submarines HMS H43, HMS United and HMS Tapir during World War II. After the war he commanded the submarine HMS Turpin and the destroyer HMS Contest.

He was appointed Deputy Director of Plans (Navy) at the Ministry of Defence in 1964, Commanding Officer of the aircraft carrier HMS Eagle in 1965 and Flag Officer Sea Training in 1967. He went on to be Flag Officer, Plymouth in July 1969 and Flag Officer Submarines in September 1969 before retiring in 1972.

In retirement he was Chairman of the Grovebell Group, President of the Royal Naval Benevolent Trust, Chairman of The Freedom Association's management committee and a Surrey county councillor. He is buried at All Saints Church at Tilford in Surrey.

Family

In 1942 he married Philippa Hewlett; they had one son and one daughter.

References

John Roxburgh (Royal Navy officer) Wikipedia


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