john, templeton, cotill, rear, admiral, john, atterill, templeton, cotill, june, 1920, 2011, royal, navy, officer, became, flag, officer, malta, born, 1920, june, 1920died23, 2011, 2011, aged, allegianceunited, kingdomservice, branchroyal, navyrankrear, admira. Rear Admiral John Atterill Templeton Cotill 4 June 1920 23 May 2011 was a Royal Navy officer who became Flag Officer Malta John Templeton CotillBorn 1920 06 04 4 June 1920Died23 May 2011 2011 05 23 aged 90 AllegianceUnited KingdomService wbr branchRoyal NavyRankRear AdmiralCommands held23rd Escort SquadronHMS BulwarkMalta DockyardBattles warsWorld War IIHistory EditEducated at Canford School and New College Oxford Templeton Cotill joined the Royal Navy Volunteer Reserve in 1939 and served in the Second World War becoming flag lieutenant to the Flag officer Malta and then first lieutenant in a motor torpedo boat 1 After the War he became naval attache in Russia in May 1962 commander of the 23rd Escort Squadron and captain of the frigate HMS Rhyl in August 1964 and senior naval member of the Defence Operational Analysis Establishment at West Byfleet in 1966 1 He went on to be commanding officer of the aircraft carrier HMS Bulwark in May 1968 2 Chief of Staff Far East Fleet in February 1970 and Flag Officer Malta in July 1971 3 In retirement he became Director in the Paris office of Sotheby s 1 References Edit a b c Obituary Rear Admiral John Templeton Cotill The Telegraph London 12 June 2011 Retrieved 8 February 2015 Captains commanding Royal Navy warships PDF Archived from the original PDF on 14 July 2015 Retrieved 8 February 2015 Senior Royal Navy appointments PDF Archived from the original PDF on 15 March 2012 Retrieved 8 February 2015 Military officesPreceded byDerrick Kent Flag Officer Malta1971 1973 Succeeded byDavid Loram Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title John Templeton Cotill amp oldid 1010637892, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
