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John Bush

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Admiral Sir John Fitzroy Duyland Bush (1 November 1914 – 10 May 2013) was a British Royal Navy officer who served as Commander-in-Chief Western Fleet. Naval career Educated at Clifton College, Bush was commissioned into the Royal Navy and served in World War II. He became Commanding officer of the destroyer HMS Undine as well as Captain of the 6th Frigate Squadron in 1955, Flag Officer (Flotillas) in the Mediterranean Fleet in 1961 and then Commander of the British Naval staff in Washington D. C. in 1962. In January 1967 he led a British delegation to South Africa to renegotiate the Simonstown Agreement. He was appointed Vice Chief of the Naval Staff in 1965 and the first Commander-in-Chief Western Fleet in 1967. He retired in 1970.

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Not who you're looking for? Others named John Bush: Provincial soldier and carver · New Zealand cricketer · film director, cinematographer, and visual artist · English sea captain who served under the Siamese government

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Admiral Sir John Fitzroy Duyland Bush (1 November 1914 – 10 May 2013) was a British Royal Navy officer who served as Commander-in-Chief Western Fleet. Naval career Educated at Clifton College, Bush was commissioned into the Royal Navy and served in World War II. He became Commanding officer of the destroyer HMS Undine as well as Captain of the 6th Frigate Squadron in 1955, Flag Officer (Flotillas) in the Mediterranean Fleet in 1961 and then Commander of the British Naval staff in Washington D. C. in 1962. In January 1967 he led a British delegation to South Africa to renegotiate the Simonstown Agreement. He was appointed Vice Chief of the Naval Staff in 1965 and the first Commander-in-Chief Western Fleet in 1967. He retired in 1970.

From Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).