Sir John Coward
Born(1937-10-11)11 October 1937
Died30 May 2020(2020-05-30) (aged 82)
AllegianceUnited Kingdom
Service/branchRoyal Navy
Years of service1958–1994
RankVice Admiral
Commands heldRoyal College of Defence Studies
Flag Officer Sea Training
Flag Officer, First Flotilla
Flag Officer Submarines
HMS Brilliant
Battles/warsFalklands War
AwardsKnight Commander of the Order of the Bath
Distinguished Service Order

Vice Admiral Sir John Francis Coward, KCB, DSO (11 October 1937 – 30 May 2020) was a Royal Navy officer who served as Commandant of the Royal College of Defence Studies from 1992 to 1994.

Naval career

Coward joined the Royal Navy in 1958.[1] He served in the Falklands War in 1982 as Captain of HMS Brilliant.[2][3] He was appointed Flag Officer Sea Training in 1987,[4] Flag Officer, First Flotilla in 1988,[5] and Flag Officer Submarines and Commander of the Eastern Atlantic Submarine Area in 1989.[6] He became Commandant of the Royal College of Defence Studies in 1992 and retired in 1994.[3]

In retirement Coward became Lieutenant Governor of Guernsey.[7]

He died on 30 May 2020 at the age of 82.[8]

References

  1. ^ "No. 41831". The London Gazette. 29 September 1959. p. 6138.
  2. ^ Woodward, Sandy (1992). One Hundred Days: The Memoirs of the Falklands Battle Group Commander. Naval Institute Press. p. 364. ISBN 978-0-00-713467-0.
  3. ^ a b "Buckingham First Day Covers". www.buckinghamcovers.com. Archived from the original on 19 July 2011.
  4. ^ Whitaker's Almanack 1988.
  5. ^ Whitaker's Almanack 1989.
  6. ^ Whitaker's Almanack 1991.
  7. ^ "Guernsey man's service to the Queen rewarded". BBC News. 31 December 2010.
  8. ^ "Former Lieutenant Governor of Guernsey Vice Admiral Sir John Coward dies". ITV News. 31 May 2020.
Military offices Preceded byBarry Wilson Flag Officer Sea Training 1987–1988 Succeeded byRoy Newman Preceded byFrank Grenier Flag Officer Submarines 1989–1991 Post disbanded Preceded bySir Antony Walker Commandant of the Royal College of Defence Studies 1992–1994 Succeeded bySir Timothy Garden Government offices Preceded bySir Michael Wilkins Lieutenant Governor of Guernsey 1994–2000 Succeeded bySir John Foley
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