About David Dobson
Born 1938. David Dobson is a naval officer.
Vice-Admiral Sir David Stuart Dobson (born 4 December 1938) is a former Royal Navy officer who served as Naval Secretary.
Naval career Dobson was educated at the Royal Naval College, Dartmouth and, after joining the Royal Navy, became Commanding Officer of the frigate HMS Amazon in 1975. Promotion to captain followed on 30 June 1979. A naval aviator, he became naval and air attaché in Athens in 1979 and Senior Naval Officer on the Falkland Islands in 1982.
Family In 1962 he married Joanna Mary Counter; they have two sons and one daughter.
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