Geoffrey Dalton

Vice Admiral Sir Geoffrey Thomas James Oliver Dalton KCB (14 April 1931 – 26 September 2020) was a Royal Navy officer who became Deputy Supreme Allied Commander Atlantic.

Sir Geoffrey Dalton
Born(1931-04-14)14 April 1931
Died26 September 2020(2020-09-26) (aged 89)
Allegiance United Kingdom
Service/branch Royal Navy
Years of service1949–1987
RankVice Admiral
Commands heldHMS Nubian
7th Frigate Squadron
School of Maritime Operations
AwardsKnight Commander of the Order of the Bath

Educated at Reigate Grammar School[1] and the Royal Naval College, Dartmouth, Dalton joined the Royal Navy in 1949.[2] He was given command of the frigate HMS Nubian in 1969.[2] He was appointed Commanding Officer of the frigate HMS Jupiter as well as Captain of the 7th Frigate Squadron in 1977, Commander of the School of Maritime Operations in 1979 and Assistant Chief of the Naval Staff (Policy) in 1981.[2] He went on to be Deputy Supreme Allied Commander Atlantic in 1984 and retired in 1987.[2]

In retirement he became Secretary General of MENCAP[1] and, more recently, President of the D-Day and Normandy Fellowship.[3]

He died on 26 September 2020 at the age of 89.[4]

Family

In 1957 he married Jane Hamilton Baynes; they have four sons.[2]

References

  1. "Reigate Grammar School". Archived from the original on 28 May 2011. Retrieved 7 May 2011.
  2. Debrett's People of Today 1994.
  3. D-Day and Normandy Fellowship
  4. Dalton


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