Simon Cassels

Admiral Sir Simon Alastair Cassillis Cassels, KCB, CBE (5 March 1928 – 6 March 2019) was a senior Royal Navy officer who served as Second Sea Lord and Chief of Naval Personnel from 1982 to 1986.

Sir Simon Cassels
Born(1928-03-05)5 March 1928
Died6 March 2019(2019-03-06) (aged 91)
AllegianceUnited Kingdom
Service/branchRoyal Navy
Years of service1947–1986
RankAdmiral
Commands heldFlag Officer, Plymouth
HMS Fearless
Battles/warsKorean War
AwardsKnight Commander of the Order of the Bath
Commander of the Order of the British Empire

Cassels joined the Royal Navy in 1947.[1] He was Navigation Staff Officer to Chief of the Polaris Executive from 1963 to 1966,[2] and went on to command HMS Fearless in 1972.[3]

Cassels became Assistant Chief of the Naval Staff (Operational Requirements) in 1978,[4] and was promoted to vice-admiral on 18 November 1980.[5] He was appointed Flag Officer, Plymouth and Admiral Superintendent at Devonport in 1981,[6] and Second Sea Lord and Chief of Naval Personnel as well as President of the Royal Naval College, Greenwich in 1982.[7] Promoted full admiral in November 1984, he retired in 1986.[7]

Later life

In retirement Cassels's activities included serving as Chairman of the Modern Apprentices Advisory Committee.[8] He lived at Exton in Hampshire.[9]

Cassels died on 6 March 2019, aged 91.[10]

Family

Cassels was married to Jill.[11]

References
  1. "No. 38461". The London Gazette. 19 November 1948. p. 6077.
  2. The Impact of Polaris – The Origins of Britain's Seaborne Nuclear Deterrent by Captain J. E. Moore, Richard Netherwood Ltd, 1999, ISBN 978-1-872955-24-7
  3. HMS Fearless 1970–1972
  4. Whitaker's Almanack 1980
  5. "No. 48379". The London Gazette (Supplement). 24 November 1980. p. 16339.
  6. Whitaker's Almanack 1982
  7. Birthdays The Times, 5 March 2008
  8. Apprenticeships Head Enjoys a Tasty Visit to VT Plus Training VTi – Newspaper of the VT Group, Winter 2004/5
  9. Winchester City Council, Planning Development Control Committee p. 417 Archived 2011-09-02 at the Wayback Machine
  10. Cassels
  11. Hundreds line streets for returning heroes Portsmouth News, 29 January 2008
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