About John Carlill
Lived 1925 – 2015 (aged 90). John Carlill was a naval officer.
Rear-Admiral John Hildred Carlill, OBE, DL (24 October 1925 – 10 November 2015) was a Royal Navy officer who became President of the Royal Naval College, Greenwich.
Naval career Educated at the Royal Naval College, Dartmouth, Carlill joined the Royal Navy in 1939 and served in World War II in the cruiser HMS Mauritius. He became Secretary to the Flag Officer Naval Air Command, Director of Naval Manning and Training at the Ministry of Defence and then Secretary to the Second Sea Lord. he became Admiral President of the Royal Naval College, Greenwich in 1980 before retiring in December 1982.
In retirement he became Secretary of the Engineering Council.
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Royal Navy Rear-Admiral (1925–2015)
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John Carlill was born on 24 October 1925.
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John Carlill died on 10 November 2015.
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