Anthony Whetstone

Anthony Whetstone
Birth nameAnthony John Whetstone
Born(1927-06-12)12 June 1927
Coventry, England
Died19 December 2022(2022-12-19) (aged 95)
AllegianceUnited Kingdom
Service / branchRoyal Navy
RankRear Admiral
CommandsHMS Sea Scout
HMS Artful
HMS Repulse
HMS Juno
HMS Norfolk
Battles / warsFalklands War
AwardsCompanion of the Order of the Bath
Spouse(s)
Betty Georgeson
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(m. 1951; died 2016)​

Rear Admiral Anthony John Whetstone CB (12 June 1927 – 19 December 2022) was a British Royal Navy officer who served as Flag Officer Sea Training.

Early life

Anthony John Whetstone was born on 12 June 1927 in Coventry.[1][2] He was educated at King Henry VIII School, Coventry.[2][3]

He joined the Royal Navy in 1945.[3] He was given command of the submarine HMS Sea Scout in 1956, the submarine HMS Artful in 1959 and the submarine HMS Repulse in 1968.[3] He went on to be commanding officer of the frigate HMS Juno in 1972, commanding officer of the destroyer HMS Norfolk in 1977 and Flag Officer Sea Training in 1980.[4] He went on, in 1981, to be Assistant Chief of the Naval Staff (Operations), a role he undertook during the Falklands War, before retiring in 1983.[3]

Whetstone was appointed a Companion of the Order of the Bath for services in the Falklands War in October 1982.[5]

Personal life and death

In 1951, Whetstone married Betty Georgeson. She died in 2016. He died on 19 December 2022, at the age of 95.[2][6]

References

  1. ^ "The roll call of gallantry". Sandwell Evening Mail. 11 October 1982. Retrieved 15 December 2022.
  2. ^ a b c "Rear-Admiral Tony Whetstone, naval officer who assisted in the preparations for the Falklands War – obituary". The Telegraph. 20 January 2023. (subscription required)
  3. ^ a b c d Who's Who 2010, A & C Black, 2010, ISBN 978-1-4081-1414-8
  4. ^ Mackie, Colin. "Senior Royal Navy Appointments from 1865" (PDF). Gulabin. Colin Mackie. Retrieved 18 March 2017.
  5. ^ "No. 49134". The London Gazette (Supplement). 8 October 1982. p. 12856.
  6. ^ "Rear-Admiral Anthony John (Tony) Whetstone C.B. death notice". The Telegraph. 24 December 2022. Archived from the original on 25 December 2022.
Military offices
Preceded by Flag Officer Sea Training
1978–1980 		Succeeded by