Admiral Sir John Fitzroy Duyland Bush (1 November 1914 – 10 May 2013) was a British Royal Navy officer who served as Commander-in-Chief Western Fleet.
Naval career Educated at Clifton College,"Clifton College Register" Muirhead, J.A.O. p420: Bristol; J.W Arrowsmith for Old Cliftonian Society; April 1948 Bush was commissioned into the Royal Navy and served in World War II.Debrett's People of Today 1994 He became Commanding officer of the destroyer HMS Undine as well as Captain of the 6th Frigate Squadron in 1955, Flag Officer (Flotillas) in the Mediterranean Fleet in 1961Whitaker's Almanack 1962 and then Commander of the British Naval staff in Washington, D.C. in 1962.Whitaker's Almanack 1963
In January 1967 he led a British delegation to South Africa to renegotiate the Simonstown Agreement.
He was appointed Vice Chief of the Naval Staff in 1965Whitaker's Almanack 1966 and the first Commander-in-Chief Western Fleet in 1967.September 2007 Circular Royal Naval Association He retired in 1970.
In retirement he held the posts of Rear-Admiral and then Vice-Admiral of the United Kingdom. He was one of the inaugural members of East Hampshire District Council after its creation in 1973. He died on 10 May 2013."War hero admiral dies after a career at sea and ashore" Petersfield Post, 5 June 2013
Family In 1938 he married Ruth Kennedy Horsey. They went on to have three sons and two daughters.
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External links Royal Navy Officers 1939−1945