Desmond Dreyer

Admiral Sir Desmond Parry Dreyer, GCB, CBE, DSC, DL (6 April 1910 – 15 May 2003) was a senior Royal Navy officer who served as Second Sea Lord and Chief of Naval Personnel from 1965 to 1967.

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Desmond Dreyer
Born(1910-04-06)6 April 1910
Warwick, Warwickshire
Died15 May 2003(2003-05-15) (aged 93)
Winchester, Hampshire
AllegianceUnited Kingdom
Service/branchRoyal Navy
Years of service1924–1968
RankAdmiral
Commands heldFar East Fleet (1962–65)
Flag Officer, Air (Home) (1961–62)
3rd Destroyer Squadron (1953–55)
Battles/warsSecond World War
Suez Crisis
Malayan Emergency
AwardsKnight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath
Commander of the Order of the British Empire
Distinguished Service Cross
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