John Tolhurst
John Tolhurst | |
|---|---|
| Born | 22 April 1943 |
| Allegiance | United Kingdom |
| Service | Royal Navy |
| Years of service | 1961–1997 |
| Rank | Rear Admiral |
| Commands | Scotland, Northern England and Northern Ireland HMS Invincible HM Naval Base, Portsmouth HMS Exeter HMS Berwick |
| Battles / wars | Falklands War |
| Awards | Companion of the Order of the Bath |
Rear Admiral John Gordon Tolhurst, CB (born 22 April 1943) is a former Royal Navy officer who served as Flag Officer Scotland, Northern England and Northern Ireland from 1996 to 1997.
Naval career
[edit]Tolhurst joined the Royal Navy in 1961.[1] His first command was the frigate HMS Berwick: after that he was appointed Commanding Officer of the destroyer HMS Exeter in 1984,[2] Commodore of HMS Nelson, the Naval Base at Portsmouth, in 1988,[3] and captain of the aircraft carrier HMS Invincible in 1990.[2] He went on to be Flag Officer Sea Training in 1992 and Flag Officer Scotland, Northern England and Northern Ireland in 1996 before retiring in 1997.[3]
On retiring from active service, Tolhurst became senior military officer at the Defence Export Services Organisation.[4] He subsequently set up his own defence and security consultancy business, specialising in exhibitions in those sectors. He is a Trustee of the Royal National Lifeboat Institution.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Trustees: Rear-Admiral John Tolhurst". RNLI. Archived from the original on 9 July 2011. Retrieved 8 July 2019.
- ^ a b Captains of Royal Navy Warships Archived 14 July 2015 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ a b Listing compiled by historian Colin Mackie Archived 15 March 2012 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Defence Exhibition Raises Community Anger BBC, 11 September 2007