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| File:Bbathurst.png Admiral of the Fleet Sir Benjamin Bathurst Crown Copyright | |
| Born | 27 May 1936 |
| Allegiance |  United Kingdom |
| Service |  Royal Navy |
| Years of service | 1953 - 1995 |
| Rank | Admiral of the Fleet |
| Commands | HMS Adriadne HMS Minerva Fleet |
| Battles / wars | Cold War |
| Awards | Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath |
Admiral of the Fleet Sir David Benjamin Bathurst GCB, ADC, DL (born 27 May 1936) is a Royal Navy officer who served as Chief of the Naval Staff and First Sea Lord during the early 1990s. He usually goes by his middle name and is known as Benjamin Bathurst.[1]
Background
Bathurst is the son of Peter Bathurst and his wife Lady Elizabeth Ann Temple-Gore-Langton, granddaughter of William Temple-Gore-Langton, 4th Earl Temple of Stowe. His grandfather Benjamin Bathurst, Member of Parliament for Cirencester, was the third son of Allen Bathurst, 6th Earl Bathurst.[2]
Naval career
Educated at Eton and Britannia Royal Naval College, Bathurst joined the Royal Navy as a cadet in 1953.[3] He soon qualified as an instructor, followed by Senior Pilot and went on to take command of his squadron. He also served as an exchange officer with the Royal Australian Navy and was executive officer on the destroyer HMS Norfolk.[3]
Promoted Captain in 1974, Bathurst took command of a Leander class frigate, HMS Ariadne.[3] During his command of Ariadne, he participated in operations in the Mediterranean and around the United Kingdom. He also made a port visit to Flensburg, Germany via the Kiel Canal. Two years later he became Naval Assistant to the First Sea Lord at the Ministry of Defence.[3] In 1978 he took command of HMS Minerva and was Captain 5th Frigate Squadron until 1980.[3] The following year, Bathurst attended the Royal College of Defence Studies in London and was appointed Director of Naval Air Warfare in the Ministry of Defence.[4]
Bathurst was promoted to Rear Admiral in 1983, serving as Flag Officer Second Flotilla until taking up the appointment of Director General Naval Manpower and Training. Promoted Vice Admiral in 1986, he was appointed Chief of Fleet Support and then, having been promoted to Admiral in 1989, he was made Commander-in-Chief Fleet which also carried the NATO appointment of Commander-in-Chief, Eastern Atlantic (CINCEASTLANT), reporting to SACLANT. He became Vice Chief of the Defence Staff in 1991 and two years later became Chief of the Naval Staff and First Sea Lord. Bathurst was promoted Admiral of the Fleet on his retirement in 1995.[4]
Later career
Bathurst was appointed a Deputy Lieutenant of Somerset in 1996 and became Vice-Lord-Lieutenant in 1999.[5]
References
- ^ thePeerage.com - nil and others "Admiral Sir David Benjamin Bathurst usually went by his middle name of Benjamin." cites Charles Mosley, editor, Burke's Peerage and Baronetage, 106th edition, 2 volumes (Crans, Switzerland: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, 1999), volume 1, page 215. Hereinafter cited as Burke's Peerage and Baronetage, 106th edition.
- ^ thepeerage.com Admiral Sir David Benjamin Bathurst
- ^ a b c d e Heathcote, p.22
- ^ a b University of Greenwich Biography
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Further reading
- The British Admirals of the Fleet 1734 - 1995, Heathcote T. A., Pen & Sword Ltd, 2002, ISBN 0-85052-835-6
- People educated at Eton College
- Graduates of Britannia Royal Naval College
- First Sea Lords
- Royal Navy admirals of the fleet
- Fleet Air Arm aviators
- Knights Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath
- 1936 births
- Living people
- Alumni of the Royal College of Defence Studies
- Deputy Lieutenants of Somerset
- Bathurst family