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Sir John Coward
Born11 October 1937
AllegianceUnited Kingdom United Kingdom
Service / branch Royal Navy
Years of service1958 - 1994
RankAdmiral
CommandsHMS Brilliant
First Flotilla
Battles / warsFalklands War
AwardsKnight Commander of the Order of the Bath
Distinguished Service Order

Vice Admiral Sir John Francis Coward KCB DSO (born 11 October 1937) is a former Royal Navy officer who became Commandant of the Royal College of Defence Studies.

Coward joined the Royal Navy in 1958.[1] He served in the Falklands War in 1982 as Captain of HMS Brilliant.[2] He was appointed Flag Officer Sea Training in 1987,[3] Flag Officer, First Flotilla in 1988[4] and Flag Officer Submarines and Commander of the Eastern Atlantic Submarine Area in 1989.[5] He became Commandant of the Royal College of Defence Studies in 1992 and retired in 1994.[2]

In retirement he became Lieutenant Governor of Guernsey.[6]

References

  1. ^ "No. 41831". The London Gazette. 29 September 1959.
  2. ^ a b Buckingham Covers.
  3. ^ Whitaker's Almanack 1988
  4. ^ Whitaker's Almanack 1989
  5. ^ Whitaker's Almanack 1991
  6. ^ Guernsey man's service to the Queen rewarded BBC News, 31 December 2010
Military offices
Preceded by Flag Officer Submarines
1989–1991 		Succeeded by
Post Disbanded
Preceded by Commandant of the Royal College of Defence Studies
1992–1994 		Succeeded by
Government offices
Preceded by Lieutenant Governor of Guernsey
1994–2000 		Succeeded by

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