David Hallifax

Sir David Hallifax
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Service/branch	Royal Navy
Years of service	1945 - 1987
Rank	Admiral
Commands	MTB5008 HMS Agincourt HMS Fife Flag Officer First Flotilla
Awards	KCB KCVO KBE
Other work	Constable and Governor of Windsor Castle

Admiral Sir David John Hallifax, KCB KCVO KBE, was Constable and Governor of Windsor Castle 1988-1992.

David Hallifax was educated at Winchester College, joined Dartmouth as a Cadet in 1945 and spent his early years in minesweepers based in the eastern Mediterranean. His first Command was as a young Lieutenant in the fast patrol boat MTB5008.

In 1954 he qualified as a Torpedo & Anti-Submarine Officer serving in HMS Salerno during the Suez Crisis in 1956 and later in HMS Whirlwind in the West Indies. He also Commanded the destroyer HMS Agincourt at home and in the Far East before taking Command of HMS Fife in 1973. Following an appointment to the MoD as Director of Naval Operational Requirements, he became Flag Officer First Flotilla, a position once held by his father. It was from here that he went to the Northwood Headquarters as Chief of Staff to Admiral Sir John Fieldhouse, Commander-in-Chief Fleet. As Chief of Staff he was responsible for the day-to-day control of the Headquarters during the Falklands Conflict. His next appointment was to America as the Nato Deputy Supreme Allied Commander Atlantic. His final appointment was commandant of the Royal College of Defence Studies.

Admiral Hallifax retired from the Navy in 1987.

Admiral Hallifax was a keen yachtsman, competing in the 1971? Admirals Cup aboard the 'Prospect of Whitby'. He was a skilled woodworker, with a particular interest in fine reproduction furniture.

In 1988 he was made Constable and Governor of Windsor Castle.

He died of Motor Neurone Disease in 1992.