David Hallifax

Admiral Sir David John Hallifax, (3 September 1927 – 23 August 1992) was a senior Royal Navy officer who served as Constable and Governor of Windsor Castle from 1988 until 1992.

Naval career Hallifax was educated at Winchester College, joined Britannia Royal Naval College, Dartmouth as a cadet in 1945 and spent his early years in minesweepers based in the eastern Mediterranean. His first command was as a young lieutenant in the fast patrol boat MTB5008.

In 1954 Hallifax qualified as a Torpedo and Anti-Submarine Officer serving in during the Suez Crisis in 1956 and later in in the West Indies. He also commanded the destroyer He was a keen yachtsman, competing in the 1971 Admirals Cup aboard the 'Prospect of Whitby'. He was a skilled woodworker, with a particular interest in fine reproduction furniture. He died of motor neurone disease in 1992.