About Geoffrey Dalton
Lived 1931 – 2020 (aged 89). Geoffrey Dalton was a naval officer.
Vice-Admiral Sir Geoffrey Thomas James Oliver Dalton (14 April 1931 – 26 September 2020) was a Royal Navy officer who became Deputy Supreme Allied Commander Atlantic.
Naval career Educated at Reigate Grammar School and the Royal Naval College, Dartmouth, Dalton joined the Royal Navy in 1949. He was given command of the frigate in 1969.
He died on 26 September 2020 at the age of 89.
Family In 1957 he married Jane Hamilton Baynes; they have four sons.
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