About John McAnally
Born 1945. John McAnally is a British naval officer.
Vice Admiral John Henry Stuart McAnally, (born 9 April 1945) is a former Royal Navy officer who served as Commandant of the Royal College of Defence Studies from 1998 to 2001.
He was educated at Willington School in Putney and then Westminster School.
Naval career McAnally was commissioned as a sub-lieutenant in the Royal Navy on 1 September 1964. After a number of postings, he served on HMY Britannia from 1980 and was made a Member (later Lieutenant) of the Royal Victorian Order in 1982. He commanded successively the frigates and from 1984. He then became Commanding Officer successively of the frigates and as well as captain of the 6th Frigate Squadron from 1987. and retired in 2001.
He has been National President of the Royal Naval Association since 2001.
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