Desmond Dreyer


Sir Desmond Dreyer

Born(1910-04-06)6 April 1910
Warwick, Warwickshire
Died15 May 2003(2003-05-15) (aged 93)
Winchester, Hampshire
AllegianceUnited Kingdom
Service / branchRoyal Navy
Years of service1924–1968
RankAdmiral
CommandsFar East Fleet (1962–65)
Flag Officer, Air (Home) (1961–62)
3rd Destroyer Squadron (1953–55)
Battles / warsSecond World War
Suez Crisis
Malayan Emergency
AwardsKnight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath
Commander of the Order of the British Empire
Distinguished Service Cross

Admiral Sir Desmond Parry Dreyer, GCB CBE DSC DL (6 April 1910 – 15 May 2003) was a senior Royal Navy officer who served as Second Sea Lord and Chief of Naval Personnel from 1965 to 1967.