Vice Admiral

Vice Admiral (Royal Navy)

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 Sir Richard Tobias ('Toby') Frere KCB

Order of the Bath

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 (born 4 June 1938) is a former Royal Navy

Royal Navy

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 officer who ended his career as Chief of Fleet Support

Fourth Sea Lord

The Fourth Sea Lord and Chief of Naval Supplies was formerly one of the Naval Lords and members of the Board of Admiralty which controlled the Royal Navy of the United Kingdom.-History:...

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Naval career

Educated at Eton College

Eton College

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 and the Royal Naval College, Dartmouth

Britannia Royal Naval College

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, Frere joined the Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve

Royal Naval Reserve

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 through National Service

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 in 1955 and was commissioned into the Royal Navy

Royal Navy

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 in 1958. During the Cuban Missile Crisis

Cuban Missile Crisis

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 in 1962, as a submariner

Submariner

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 based at Halifax

CFB Halifax

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, he was involved in setting up a barrier patrol with American air support off Newfoundland.

He commanded the submarine

Submarine

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s HMS Andrew

HMS Andrew (P423)

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, HMS Odin

HMS Odin (S10)

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 and HMS Revenge

HMS Revenge (S27)

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 before taking charge of the frigate

Frigate

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 HMS Brazen

HMS Brazen (F91)

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. Promoted to Rear-Admiral, he was appointed Director-General, Fleet Support (Policy & Services) in 1988 and then Flag Officer, Submarines and Commander Submarines for the Eastern Atlantic in 1991 before becoming Chief of Fleet Support

Fourth Sea Lord

The Fourth Sea Lord and Chief of Naval Supplies was formerly one of the Naval Lords and members of the Board of Admiralty which controlled the Royal Navy of the United Kingdom.-History:...

 in 1994 and retiring in 1997.

In retirement he became the First Chairman of The Prison Service Pay Review Body as well as Chairman of the Governors of Oundle School

Oundle School

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