Simon Cassels

Sir Simon Cassels
Born 5 March 1928
Allegiance  United Kingdom
Service/branch  Royal Navy
Years of service 1947 - 1986
Rank Admiral
Commands held HMS Fearless
Flag Officer, Plymouth
Awards Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath
Commander of the Order of the British Empire

Admiral Sir Simon Alastair Cassillis Cassels KCB CBE (born 5 March 1928) is a senior Royal Navy officer who became Second Sea Lord and Chief of Naval Personnel.

Cassels joined the Royal Navy in 1947.[1] He was Navigation Staff Officer to Chief of the Polaris Executive from 1963 to 1966[2] and went on to command HMS Fearless in 1972.[3]

He became Assistant Chief of the Naval Staff (Operational Requirements) in 1978,[4] Flag Officer, Plymouth and Admiral Superintendent at Devonport in 1981[5] and Second Sea Lord and Chief of Naval Personnel as well as President of the Royal Naval College, Greenwich in 1982;[6] he retired in 1986.[6]

In retirement his activities included serving as Chairman of the Modern Apprentices Advisory Committee.[7] He lives at Exton in Hampshire.[8]

Family

He is married to Jill.[9]

References

  1. ↑ The London Gazette: no. 38461. p. 6077. 19 November 1948. Retrieved 2010-07-03.
  2. ↑ The Impact of Polarisby - The Origins of Britain's Seaborne Nuclear Deterrent by Captain J. E. Moore, Richard Netherwood Ltd, 1999, ISBN 978-1-872955-24-7
  3. ↑ HMS Fearless 1970 - 1972
  4. ↑ Whitaker's Almanack 1980
  5. ↑ Whitaker's Almanack 1982
  6. 1 2 Birthdays The Times, 5 March 2008
  7. ↑ Apprenticeships Head Enjoys a Tasty Visit to VT Plus Training VTi - Newspaper of the VT Group, Winter 2004/5
  8. ↑ Winchester City Council, Planning Development Control Committee p. 417
  9. ↑ Hundreds line streets for returning heroes Portsmouth News, 29 January 2008
Military offices
Preceded by
Sir Peter Berger		 Flag Officer, Plymouth
1981–1982 		Succeeded by
Sir David Brown
Preceded by
Sir Desmond Cassidi		 Second Sea Lord
1982–1986 		Succeeded by
Sir Richard Fitch
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