Richard Onslow (Royal Navy officer)

Sir Richard Onslow
Born(1904-04-15)15 April 1904[1]
Garmston, Shropshire
Died16 December 1975(1975-12-16) (aged 71)
Dorrington, Shropshire
AllegianceUnited Kingdom
Service/branchRoyal Navy
Years of service1918–1962
RankAdmiral
CommandsPlymouth Command (1958–61)
Reserve Fleet (1956–58)
HMS Devonshire (1951–52)
4th Destroyer Flotilla (1943–45)
HMS Quilliam (1943–45)
HMS Osprey (1943)
HMS Ashanti (1941–42)
HMS Gipsy (1937–38)
Battles/warsFirst World War
Second World War
AwardsKnight Commander of the Order of the Bath
Distinguished Service Order & Three Bars
Mentioned in Despatches
Order of the Red Banner (Soviet Union)
Order of the Sword (Sweden)

Admiral Sir Richard George Onslow, KCB, DSO & Three Bars, DL (15 April 1904 – 16 December 1975) was a Royal Navy officer who went on to be Commander-in-Chief, Plymouth.[2]

  1. ^ "Onslow, Richard George". discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk. The National Archives.
  2. ^ "Obituary: Sir Richard Onslow – Redoubtable Navy Captain". The Times. 18 December 1975. p. 14.