Flag Officer Scotland, Northern England, Northern Ireland
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The Flag Officer Scotland, Northern England and Northern Ireland (FOSNNI) is a senior post in the Royal Navy
of the United Kingdom
. It is based at HM Naval Base Clyde and the holder of the post is the Royal Navy’s senior officer in Scotland with representational duties everywhere north of the M4
. The current incumbent is also the Flag Officer Reserves, but this is a distinct role. The post of FOSNNI is the successor to the now defunct Flag Officer Scotland & Northern Ireland.
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of the United Kingdom
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. It is based at HM Naval Base Clyde and the holder of the post is the Royal Navy’s senior officer in Scotland with representational duties everywhere north of the M4
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. The current incumbent is also the Flag Officer Reserves, but this is a distinct role. The post of FOSNNI is the successor to the now defunct Flag Officer Scotland & Northern Ireland.
History
The Flag Officer Scotland, Northern England and Northern Ireland is the most senior naval position in Scotland and is the successor to a number of post names starting with the Commander-in-Chief, Rosyth, formed in 1913, just prior to the outbreak of the First World War. From 1946 the post became designated as the Flag Officer Scotland & Northern Ireland. When the command moved from Rosyth to HMNB Clyde in 1994 so too did the designation change, becoming the Flag Officer Scotland, Northern England and Northern Ireland in 1994.Commander-in-Chief, Rosyth 1913-1919
- Admiral Sir Robert LowryRobert Lowry (Royal Navy officer)Admiral Sir Robert Swinburne Lowry KCB was a Royal Navy officer who became Commander-in-Chief, Rosyth.-Naval career:Educated at the Royal Naval College, Dartmouth, Lowry was made a lieutenant in the Royal Navy in 1875...
(July 1913-June 1916) - Admiral Sir Frederick HamiltonFrederick Hamilton (Royal Navy officer)|-...
(June 1916-October 1917) - Admiral Sir Cecil BurneyCecil BurneyAdmiral of the Fleet Sir Cecil Burney, 1st Baronet GCB GCMG was a British Royal Navy admiral.-Early life and service before flag rank:...
(October 1917-March 1919)
Commander-in-Chief, Coast of Scotland 1919-1939
- Admiral Sir Herbert HeathHerbert HeathAdmiral Sir Herbert Leopold Heath KCB MVO was Second Sea Lord and Chief of Naval Personnel in the Royal Navy.-Military career:...
(March 1919-April 1922) - Vice-Admiral Sir John GreenJohn Green (Royal Navy officer)John Green CB became Chaplain of the Fleet; Director General, Naval Chaplaincy Service and Archdeacon for the Royal Navy in March 2006.He was born on 14 August 1953 and educated at North East London Polytechnic. From 1974 to 1980 he was a Project Engineer with Thorn Lighting Ltd...
(April 1922-June 1923) - Rear-Admiral Sir Reginald Tyrwhitt, Bt. (June 1923-June 1925)
- Vice-Admiral Sir Walter CowanWalter CowanAdmiral Sir Walter Henry Cowan, 1st Baronet, KCB, MVO, DSO & & Bar , known as Tich Cowan, was a British Royal Navy admiral who saw service in both World War I and World War II; in the latter he was one of the oldest British servicemen on active duty.-Early days:Cowan was born in Crickhowell,...
(June 1925-June 1926) - Rear-Admiral Humphrey BowringHumphrey BowringAdmiral Humphrey Wykeham Bowring CB DSO was a Royal Navy officer who became Commander-in-Chief, Coast of Scotland.-Naval career:...
(June 1926-June 1928) - Rear-Admiral John CameronJohn Cameron (Royal Navy officer)Admiral John Ewen Cameron CB MVO was a Royal Navy officer who became Commander-in-Chief, Coast of Scotland.-Naval career:...
(June 1928-July 1929) - Rear-Admiral Theodore HallettTheodore HallettVice Admiral Sir Theodore John Hallett KBE CB was a Royal Navy officer who became Commander-in-Chief, Coast of Scotland.-Naval career:Hallett joined the Royal Navy as a midshipman in 1894...
(July 1929-July 1931) - Vice-Admiral the Hon. William Leveson-GowerWilliam Leveson-Gower, 4th Earl GranvilleVice Admiral William Spencer Leveson-Gower, 4th Earl Granville KG, GCVO, CB, DSO , styled The Honourable William Leveson-Gower until 1939, was a British naval commander and governor.-Background:...
(July 1931-July 1933) - Rear-Admiral Everard Hardman-JonesEverard Hardman-JonesVice Admiral Everard John Hardman-Jones CB OBE was a Royal Navy officer who became Commander-in-Chief, Coast of Scotland.-Naval career:...
(July 1933-July 1935) - Rear-Admiral Robert DavenportRobert Davenport (Royal Navy officer)Vice Admiral Robert Clutterbuck Davenport CB was a Royal Navy officer who became Commander-in-Chief, Coast of Scotland.-Naval career:...
(July 1935-July 1937) - Vice-Admiral Evelyn ThomsonEvelyn ThomsonVice Admiral Evelyn Claude Ogilvie Thomson CB DSO was a Royal Navy officer who became Commander-in-Chief, Coast of Scotland.-Naval career:...
(July 1937-August 1939)
Commander-in-Chief, Rosyth 1939-1946
- Admiral Sir Charles RamseyCharles Ramsey (Royal Navy officer)Admiral Sir Charles Gordon Ramsey KCB was a Royal Navy officer who became Commander-in-Chief, Coast of Scotland. He was later appointed aide de camp to King George VI. His portrait by Bassano, hangs in the National Portrait Gallery, London.-Naval career:Ramsey joined the Royal Navy as a cadet in...
(August 1939-June 1942) - Admiral Sir Wilbraham FordWilbraham FordAdmiral Sir Wilbraham Tennyson Randle Ford KCB, KBE, OStJ , was a senior officer in the Royal Navy. He was the Rear Admiral Commanding His Majesty's Australian Squadron between 19 April 1934 and 20 April 1936....
(June 1942-? 1944) - Admiral Sir William WhitworthWilliam WhitworthAdmiral Sir William Jock Whitworth KCB DSO was a senior Royal Navy officer who went on to be Second Sea Lord and Chief of Naval Personnel.-Naval career:...
(June 1944-July 1946)
Flag Officer Scotland and Northern Ireland from 1946
- Admiral Sir Frederick Dalrymple-HamiltonFrederick Dalrymple-HamiltonAdmiral Sir Frederick Hew George Dalrymple-Hamilton KCB was a British naval officer who served in World War I and World War II.-Naval career:...
(July 1946-July 1948) - Vice-Admiral Sir Ernest ArcherErnest Archer (Royal Navy officer)Admiral Sir Ernest Russell Archer KCB CBE was a Royal Navy officer who became Flag Officer, Scotland and Northern Ireland.-Naval career:Archer joined the Royal Navy in 1904. He served in World War I in destroyers...
(July 1948-July 1950) - Vice-Admiral Sir Angus Cunninghame GrahamAngus Cunninghame GrahamAdmiral Sir Angus Edward Malise Bontine Cunninghame Graham of Gartmore and Ardoch KBE CB was a Royal Navy officer who became Flag Officer, Scotland.-Naval career:...
(July 1950-August 1951) - Rear-Admiral John CrombieJohn CrombieRear Admiral John Harvey Forbes Crombie CB DSO was a Royal Navy officer who became Flag Officer, Scotland and Northern Ireland.-Naval career:...
(August 1951-October 1953) - Vice-Admiral Sir Geoffrey Robson (October 1953-March 1956)
- Vice-Admiral Sir John CuthbertJohn Cuthbert (Royal Navy officer)Vice Admiral Sir John Wilson Cuthbert KBE CB DL was a Royal Navy officer who became Flag Officer, Scotland and Northern Ireland.-Naval career:...
(March 1956-July 1958) - Vice-Admiral David LuceDavid LuceAdmiral Sir John David Luce GCB, DSO & Bar, OBE was First Sea Lord of the Royal Navy. He was the son of Admiral John Luce.-Naval career:David Luce joined the Royal Navy in 1919 and chose to become a submariner....
(July 1958-December 1959) - Vice-Admiral Sir Royston WrightRoyston WrightAdmiral Sir Royston Hollis Wright GBE KCB DSO was a senior Royal Navy officer who went on to be Second Sea Lord and Chief of Naval Personnel.-Naval career:...
(December 1959-September 1961) - Vice-Admiral Sir Arthur HezletArthur HezletVice-Admiral Sir Arthur Richard "Baldy" Hezlet, KBE, CB, DSO and Bar, DSC, Legion of Merit was a decorated Royal Navy submariner...
(September 1961-June 1964) - Vice-Admiral Sir David GregoryDavid Gregory (Royal Navy officer)Vice Admiral Sir David Gregory KBE CB DSO was a Royal Navy officer who became Flag Officer, Scotland and Northern Ireland.-Naval career:...
(June 1964-July 1966) - Vice-Admiral Sir John HayesJohn Osler Chattock HayesVice Admiral Sir John Osler Chattock Hayes KCB OBE was a Royal Navy officer who became Naval Secretary.-Naval career:...
(July 1966-July 1968) - Vice-Admiral Sir Ian McGeochIan McGeochVice-Admiral Sir Ian Lachlan Mackay McGeoch KCB DSO DSC was a commissioned officer in the Royal Navy of the United Kingdom...
(July 1968-May 1970) - Rear-Admiral David Dunbar-NasmithDavid Dunbar-NasmithRear Admiral David Arthur Dunbar-Nasmith CB DSC was a former Royal Navy officer who became Naval Secretary.-Naval career:...
(May 1970-1972) - Rear-Admiral Martin LuceyMartin LuceyRear Admiral Martin Noel Lucey CB DSC is a former Royal Navy officer who became Flag Officer, Scotland and Northern Ireland.-Naval career:Lucey served in World War II becoming a Lieutenant in 1941 and being awarded the DSC in 1944...
(July 1972-August 1974) - Vice-Admiral Sir Anthony TroupAnthony TroupVice Admiral Sir Anthony Troup KCB DSC & Bar was the last Commander-in-Chief Far East Fleet.-Naval career:...
(August 1974-June 1977) - Vice-Admiral Sir Cameron Rusby (June 1977-November 1979)
- Vice-Admiral Sir Thomas BairdThomas BairdVice Admiral Sir Thomas Henry Eustace Baird KCB DL is a former Royal Navy officer who became Flag Officer, Scotland and Northern Ireland.-Naval career:...
(November 1979-January 1982) - Vice-Admiral Robert SquiresRobert SquiresVice Admiral Robert Risley Squires DL is a former Royal Navy officer who became Flag Officer, Scotland and Northern Ireland.-Naval career:...
(January 1982-December 1983) - Vice-Admiral Sir Nicholas HuntNicholas HuntAdmiral Sir Nicholas John Streynsham Hunt GCB LVO was Commander-in-Chief Fleet.-Naval career:Educated at the Royal Naval College, Dartmouth, Hunt was commissioned into the Royal Navy and then became Assistant Private Secretary to Princess Marina, Duchess of Kent.He was appointed an Executive...
(December 1983-May 1985) - Vice-Admiral Sir George VallingsGeorge VallingsVice Admiral Sir George Montague Francis Vallings KCB was a Royal Navy officer who became Flag Officer, Scotland and Northern Ireland.-Naval career:...
(May 1985-October 1987) - Vice-Admiral Sir Jock Slater (October 1987-February 1989)
- Vice-Admiral Sir Michael LivesayMichael LivesayAdmiral Sir Michael Howard Livesay KCB was a senior Royal Navy officer who went on to be Second Sea Lord and Chief of Naval Personnel.-Naval career:...
(February 1989-March 1991) - Vice-Admiral Sir Hugo WhiteHugo WhiteAdmiral Sir Hugo Moresby White GCB CBE is a former Governor of Gibraltar.-Naval career:Educated at the Dragon School in Oxford, the Nautical College, Pangbourne and the Britannia Royal Naval College, White was commissioned into the Royal Navy in 1960.He was appointed Commanding Officer of the...
(March 1991-November 1992) - Vice-Admiral Sir Christopher MorganChristopher Morgan (Royal Navy officer)Vice Admiral Sir Christopher Morgan KBE is a former Royal Navy officer who became Naval Secretary.-Naval career:...
(November 1992-April 1996)
Flag Officer Scotland, Northern England, Northern Ireland from 1994
- Rear Admiral John TolhurstJohn TolhurstRear Admiral John Gordon Tolhurst CB is a former Royal Navy officer who became Flag Officer Scotland, Northern England and Northern Ireland.-Naval career:Tolhurst joined the Royal Navy in 1961...
(April 1996-September 1997) - Rear-Admiral Michael GregoryMichael Gregory (Royal Navy officer)Rear Admiral Michael Gregory OBE is a former Royal Navy officer who became Flag Officer Scotland, Northern England and Northern Ireland.-Naval career:...
(September 1997-August 2000) - Rear Admiral Derek AnthonyDerek AnthonyRear Admiral Derek James Anthony MBE is a former Royal Navy officer who became Flag Officer Scotland, Northern England and Northern Ireland.-Naval career:Anthony joined the Royal Navy in 1966...
(August 2000 to May 2003) - Rear Admiral Nick HarrisNicholas HarrisRear Admiral Nicholas Henry Linton Harris CB MBE is a former Royal Navy officer who became Flag Officer Scotland, Northern England and Northern Ireland.-Naval career:...
(May 2003 to April 2006) - Rear Admiral Philip WilcocksPhilip WilcocksRear Admiral Philip Lawrence Wilcocks, CB DSC is a former senior British Royal Navy officer who became Flag Officer Scotland, Northern England, Northern Ireland.-Naval:...
(April 2006 to December 2006) - Rear-Admiral Anthony Johnstone-BurtAnthony Johnstone-BurtVice Admiral Anthony Johnstone-Burt OBE is a Royal Navy officer who became Flag Officer Scotland, Northern England and Northern Ireland.-Naval career:...
(December 2006-February 2008) - Rear Admiral Philip JonesPhilip Jones (Royal Navy officer)Rear Admiral Philip A. Jones is a Royal Navy officer who became Flag Officer Scotland, Northern England and Northern Ireland.-Naval career:Educated at Mansfield College, Oxford and the Royal Naval College, Dartmouth, Jones joined the Royal Navy in 1980...
(February 2008 to September 2008) - Rear Admiral Martin AlabasterMartin AlabasterRear Admiral Martin Alabaster CBE is a retired former senior officer in the British Royal Navy.-Early life:Alabaster spent his early years in Devon, Pembrokeshire and Hampshire but for the majority of his upbringning lived in south London. There, he attended Dulwich College...
(September 2008 to September 2011) - Rear-Admiral Christopher HockleyChristopher HockleyRear Admiral Christopher J. Hockley is a Royal Navy officer who became Flag Officer Scotland, Northern England and Northern Ireland with effect from September 2011.-Naval career:...
(September 2011-Present)