Sir John Gray
Born13 June 1913
DiedFebruary 1998
AllegianceUnited Kingdom United Kingdom
Service/branch Royal Navy
Years of service1926–1967
RankVice-Admiral
Commands heldHMS Lynx
HMS Victorious
Director General of Training
South Atlantic and South America Station
Battles/warsWorld War II
Korean War
AwardsKnight Commander of the Order of the British Empire
Companion of the Order of the Bath

Vice-Admiral Sir John Michael Dudgeon Gray KBE CB (13 June 1913 – February 1998) was a Royal Navy officer who went on to be Commander-in-Chief, South Atlantic and South America Station.

Educated at the Royal Naval College, Dartmouth,[1] Gray joined the Royal Navy in 1926. He was promoted to lieutenant on 9 December 1935, with seniority from 1 December 1935.[2] He was promoted to lieutenant commander on 24 December 1943, with seniority from 1 December 1943.[3] He served with US forces at Anzio in Italy in 1944.[4] After the War, he became Naval Adviser to the UK Mission to Japan where he was present at the war crimes trials of senior Japanese military and political leaders.[5]

He then served in Korea in 1950.[4] Promoted to captain on 31 December 1952,[6] he commanded HMS Lynx and then HMS Victorious.[1] On 7 January 1962, he was appointed a Naval Aide de Camp to The Queen.[7] He was appointed Director General of Training at the Ministry of Defence in 1964. On 19 November 1965, he was promoted to vice admiral.[8] He was appointed Commander-in-Chief, South Atlantic and South America Station, in 1965 before retiring in 1967.[4]

Awards and decorations

On 7 June 1951, the then Commander Gray was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) "in recognition of non-operational services in Japan in connection with operations in Korea".[9]

As part of the 1964 New Year Honours, the then Rear-Admiral Gray was appointed a Companion of the Order of the Bath (CB).[10]

As part of the 1967 Queen's Birthday Honours, Vice Admiral Gray was promoted to Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire (KBE).[11]

Personal life

In 1939 he married Margaret Helen Purvis; they had one son and one daughter.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Debrett's People of Today 1994
  2. ↑ "No. 34231". The London Gazette. 13 December 1935. p. 8037.
  3. ↑ "No. 36300". The London Gazette. 24 December 1943. p. 5596.
  4. 1 2 3 Liddell Hart Centre for Military Archives
  5. ↑ "Fleet Air Arm Obituaries". Archived from the original on 8 June 2007. Retrieved 18 October 2010.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  6. ↑ "No. 39749". The London Gazette. 9 January 1953. p. 220.
  7. ↑ "No. 42569". The London Gazette. 12 January 1962. p. 277.
  8. ↑ "No. 43819". The London Gazette. 19 November 1965. p. 10842.
  9. ↑ "No. 39248". The London Gazette (Supplement). 1 June 1951. p. 3107.
  10. ↑ "No. 43200". The London Gazette (Supplement). 31 December 1963. p. 2.
  11. ↑ "No. 44326". The London Gazette (Supplement). 2 June 1967. p. 6273.
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