Anthony Whetstone

Rear Admiral Anthony John Whetstone CB (12 June 1927 – 19 December 2022) was a British Royal Navy officer who served as Flag Officer Sea Training.

Anthony Whetstone
Born(1927-06-12)12 June 1927
Coventry, England
Died19 December 2022(2022-12-19) (aged 95)
AllegianceUnited Kingdom
Service/branchRoyal Navy
RankRear Admiral
Commands heldHMS Sea Scout
HMS Artful
HMS Repulse
HMS Juno
HMS Norfolk
Battles/warsFalklands War
AwardsCompanion of the Order of the Bath

Whetstone was born in Coventry on 12 June 1927.[1] Educated at King Henry VIII School, Coventry, he joined the Royal Navy in 1945.[2] He was given command of the submarine HMS Sea Scout in 1956, the submarine HMS Artful in 1959 and the submarine HMS Repulse in 1968.[2] He went on to be commanding officer of the frigate HMS Juno in 1972, commanding officer of the destroyer HMS Norfolk in 1977 and Flag Officer Sea Training in 1980.[3] He went on, in 1981, to be Assistant Chief of the Naval Staff (Operations), a role he undertook during the Falklands War, before retiring in 1983.[2]

Whetstone was appointed a Companion of the Order of the Bath for services in the Falklands War in October 1982.[4]

Personal life and death

Whetstone was predeceased by his wife, Betty. He died on 19 December 2022, at the age of 95.[5]

References
  1. "The roll call of gallantry". Sandwell Evening Mail. 11 October 1982. Retrieved 15 December 2022.
  2. Who's Who 2010, A & C Black, 2010, ISBN 978-1-4081-1414-8
  3. Mackie, Colin. "Senior Royal Navy Appointments from 1865" (PDF). Gulabin. Colin Mackie. Retrieved 18 March 2017.
  4. "No. 49134". The London Gazette (Supplement). 8 October 1982. p. 12856.
  5. "Rear-Admiral Anthony John (Tony) Whetstone C.B. death notice". The Telegraph. 24 December 2022. Retrieved 24 December 2022.
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