About Derick Hetherington
Lived 1911 – 1992 (aged 81). Derick Hetherington was a naval officer.
Rear-Admiral Derick Henry Fellowes Hetherington CB DSC & Bar (27 June 1911 – 23 November 1992) was a Royal Navy officer who became Flag Officer, Malta.
Early life and education Hetherington was born on 27 June 1911, and educated at St Neot's School, Eversley and the Royal Naval College, Dartmouth.
In 1942 he married Josephine Mary Vavasour; they had two sons and three daughters. He saw action in the Battle of the Ligurian Sea, destroying two German ships in March 1945. After the War he was appointed Captain, (D), 4th Destroyer Squadron from March 1956 to November 1957. In July 1959 he was appointed Flag Officer, Malta, retiring from the service in 1961.
Hetherington died in 1992 and was buried at St Mary's Church in Pyrton in Oxfordshire.
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Royal Navy rear-admiral (1911-1992)
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Derick Hetherington died on 23 November 1992.
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