King's College London
Liddell Hart Centre for Military Archives

Survey of the Papers of Senior UK Defence Personnel, 1900-1975

Service biography
RN College Dartmouth 1916; trained as naval pilot 1925; Naval Air Div, Admiralty 1936; World War II 1939-1945; Capt, Home and Mediterranean Fleets 1941; Director General, Naval Aircraft Development c 1942; Head of British Naval Air Service, USA 1943; Imperial Defence College 1947; Flag Officer commanding 3 Aircraft Carrier Sqn and Heavy Sqn 1951-1952; Deputy Controller Aircraft 1953-1954; Flag Officer, (Air) Home 1955-1957; Vice Chief of Naval Staff 1957-1960; First Sea Lord and Chief of Naval Staff 1960-1963; Principal Naval Aide-de-camp to the Queen 1960-1962; AF 1962; Member, Government Security Commission 1964-1973; Chairman, Housing Corporation 1964-1968

Papers
John informed the Centre in 1982 that he had very few papers SOUTHAMPTON UNIVERSITY LIBRARY: Papers of AF Louis (Francis Albert Victor Nicholas) Mountbatten, 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma, include personal correspondence with John 1955-1957 (ref: MB1/I158, I245)

Publications

Index terms
SUBJECTS
PLACES
NAMES Augustus John, painter (father)

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