Sir James Jungius
Born(1923-11-15)15 November 1923
Died14 October 2020(2020-10-14) (aged 96)
Allegiance United Kingdom
Service/branch Royal Navy
Years of service1943–1980
RankVice Admiral
Commands heldHMS Wizard
HMS Albion
Battles/warsWorld War II Suez Crisis
AwardsKnight Commander of the Order of the British Empire
Mentioned in dispatches

Vice Admiral Sir James George Jungius KBE DL (15 November 1923 – 14 October 2020) was a Royal Navy officer who became Deputy Supreme Allied Commander Atlantic.

Naval career

Educated at the Royal Naval College, Dartmouth, Jungius was commissioned a sub-lieutenant on 1 February 1943.[1] He served in the Royal Navy during World War II and took part on commando operations in the Adriatic Sea.[2] During the Italian Campaign, he took part in the capture of Termoli in Operation Devon, for which he was mentioned in dispatches.[3]

He was promoted to lieutenant-commander on 1 December 1951,[4] and to commander on 31 December 1955.[5] He took command of the destroyer HMS Wizard during the Suez Crisis in 1956.[6] Promoted to captain on 30 June 1963,[7] he was appointed Assistant Naval attaché in Washington D. C. in 1968 and Captain of the aircraft carrier HMS Albion in 1971.[8]

Jungius was promoted to rear admiral on 7 July 1972 and appointed Assistant Chief of the Naval Staff (Operational Requirements) the same year.[9][2] He was promoted to vice-admiral on 8 September 1974,[10] and was appointed Deputy Supreme Allied Commander Atlantic from January 1975. He was knighted as a Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire (KBE) in the 1977 New Year Honours,[11] and was appointed the Supreme Allied Commander Atlantic's Representative in Europe in 1978.[2] He retired on 21 April 1980.[12]

In retirement he became Deputy Lieutenant of Cornwall.[2]

He died on 14 October 2020 at the age of 96.[13]

Family

In 1949, he married Rosemary Frances Turquand Matthey: they have three sons.[2] Lady Jungius died in 2005.[14]

References

  1. ^ "No. 35892". The London Gazette. 5 February 1943. p. 661.
  2. ^ a b c d e Debrett's People of Today 1994
  3. ^ "No. 36345". The London Gazette (Supplement). 21 January 1944. p. 479.
  4. ^ "No. 39430". The London Gazette. 1 January 1952. p. 70.
  5. ^ "No. 40687". The London Gazette. 17 January 1956. p. 364.
  6. ^ Britain's Small Wars Archived 5 February 2009 at the Wayback Machine
  7. ^ "No. 43056". The London Gazette. 16 July 1963. p. 5993.
  8. ^ Bulwark Albion & Centaur Association
  9. ^ "No. 45728". The London Gazette (Supplement). 18 July 1972. p. 8571.
  10. ^ "No. 46403". The London Gazette (Supplement). 18 November 1974. p. 11365.
  11. ^ "No. 47102". The London Gazette (Supplement). 30 December 1976. p. 5.
  12. ^ "No. 48163". The London Gazette (Supplement). 21 April 1980. p. 5963.
  13. ^ Jungius, Ian (16 October 2020). "Jungius". The Telegraph. London. Retrieved 23 October 2020.
  14. ^ Lady Jungius, wife of Vice-Admiral Sir James Jungius, KBE Archived 27 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine Daily Telegraph, 23 April 2005
Military offices Preceded bySir Gerard Mansfield Deputy Supreme Allied Commander Atlantic 1975–1977 Succeeded bySir David Loram
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