Somerford Teagle
Sir Somerford Teagle | |
|---|---|
| Born | 9 June 1938 Lower Hutt, New Zealand |
| Allegiance | New Zealand |
| Service/ | Royal New Zealand Navy |
| Rank | Vice Admiral |
| Service number | K15856[1] |
| Commands | Chief of Defence Force (1991–95) Chief of Naval Staff (1989–91) |
| Awards | Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire |
Vice Admiral Sir Somerford Francis Teagle KBE (born 9 June 1938)[2] is a retired senior officer of the Royal New Zealand Navy (RNZN). He served as Chief of Naval Staff, the professional head of the RNZN, from 1989 to 1991, and in New Zealand's most senior military post as Chief of Defence Force from 1991 until his retirement in 1995.[1][3] He is notable for having ended the rum ration in the RNZN, with effect from March 1990.[4]
In 1977, Teagle received the Queen Elizabeth II Silver Jubilee Medal, and in 1990 he was awarded the New Zealand 1990 Commemoration Medal.[2] In the 1994 Queen's Birthday Honours, he was appointed a Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire.[1]
References
- ^ a b c "No. 53697". The London Gazette (Supplement). 11 June 1994. p. 36.
- ^ a b Taylor, Alister, ed. (2001). New Zealand Who's Who Aotearoa 2001. Auckland: Alister Taylor Publishers. p. 862. ISSN 1172-9813.
{{cite book}}: Unknown parameter|editorlink=ignored (|editor-link=suggested) (help) - ^ "Appointments, Promotions, Extensions, Transfers, Resignations and Retirements of Officers of the Royal New Zealand Navy". New Zealand Gazette. 18 May 1995. Retrieved 17 July 2019.
- ^ "RNZN and the Rum Issue". Torpedo Bay Navy Museum. Retrieved 17 July 2019.