Richard Onslow (Royal Navy officer)

Admiral

Sir Richard Onslow

KCB DSO & Three Bars DL
Born(1904-04-15)15 April 1904
Garmston, Shropshire
Died16 December 1975(1975-12-16) (aged 71)
Great Ryton, Dorrington, Shropshire
AllegianceUnited Kingdom
BranchRoyal Navy
Service years1918–1962
RankAdmiral
CommandsPlymouth Command (1958–61)
Reserve Fleet (1956–58)
HMS Devonshire (1951–52)
4th Destroyer Flotilla (1943–45)
HMS Quilliam (1943–45)
HMS Osprey (1943)
HMS Ashanti (1941–42)
HMS Gipsy (1937–38)
ConflictsFirst World War
Second World War
AwardsKnight Commander of the Order of the Bath
Distinguished Service Order & Three Bars
Mentioned in Despatches
Order of the Red Banner (Soviet Union)
Order of the Sword (Sweden)

Admiral Sir Richard George Onslow, KCB, DSO & Three Bars, DL (15 April 1904 – 16 December 1975) was a Royal Navy officer who served as Commander-in-Chief, Plymouth.

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