David Dunbar-Nasmith

Rear-Admiral David Arthur Dunbar-Nasmith, (21 February 1921 – 15 September 1997) was a former Royal Navy officer who became Naval Secretary.

Naval career Born the son of Admiral Martin Dunbar-Nasmith, Dunbar-Nasmith joined the Royal Navy as a midshipman in 1939. He served in World War II in the Atlantic and the Mediterranean before being given command of HMS Haydon and then HMS Peacock. he joined the Headquarters of the Supreme Allied Commander Europe in 1958 and then became Commanding Officer of the frigate HMS Berwick as well as Captain of the 5th Frigate Squadron in 1961.

In retirement he became Chairman of the Highlands and Islands Development Board. He was also Gentleman Usher of the Green Rod. Elizabeth died on 8 September 2021, aged 94, in Winchester, Hampshire.