After the war Malim took an advanced engineering course at Greenock.[2] From 1945 to 1947 he served on HMS Jamaica, then was on the staff of the Royal Naval Engineering College from 1948 to 1950. After service with the Admiralty at Bath (1951–1954), a posting to the carrierHMS Triumph (1954–1956), and another spell at the Admiralty (1956–1958),[1] he joined the Royal Yacht Britannia in 1958 as commander engineer. In 1960 he was promoted captain and became the Navy's District Overseer for Scotland (1960–1962), then assistant and later deputy director of marine engineering (1962–1965).
He was seconded to the Imperial Defence College in 1966 before serving as captain of the Royal Naval Engineering College Manadon from 1967 to 1969. He then completed his naval service in Portsmouth as chief staff officer (technical) to the commander-in-chief of the Western Fleet, from 1969 to 1971, with the rank of rear admiral from 7 July 1969,[5] and retired in 1971.[1][2]
Later life
Malim retired to Caistor, in his home county of Lincolnshire, and became chairman of the Western European Ship Repairers Association. He was also managing director of the Humber Graving Dock and Engineering Co. at Immingham from 1972 to 1982[2] and in January 1988 was appointed as a Deputy Lieutenant for Lincolnshire.[6]
In 1944, at Dorchester, Malim married Moonyeen Maureen Ogilby Maynard,[7] and they had two sons, Jeremy and Timothy, and a daughter, Marquita. Malim died on 23 August 2006 while on holiday in France.[2] His widow died at the age of 85 in December 2007.[8]
United Kingdom
Royal Navy_1942.jpg)
