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词条 Niall Kilgour
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  1. Naval career

  2. Retirement

  3. References

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Rear Admiral Niall Stuart Roderick Kilgour, {{post-nominals|country=GBR|size=100|CB}} (born 4 March 1950) is a former Royal Navy officer who served as Commander Operations and Rear Admiral, Submarines.

Naval career

Educated at Hazelwood School and later Pangbourne College,[1] Kilgour joined the Royal Navy in 1968 and had a distinguished career as a submariner. On leaving submarines, he went on to be Commanding Officer of the frigates {{HMS|Norfolk|F230|6}} and {{HMS|Montrose|F236|6}} – the latter of which came with the post of Captain of the 6th Frigate Squadron. In 1998 he was appointed as Commander Amphibious Task Group, and became Commander Operations. He served as part of the British military intervention in the Sierra Leone Civil War in 2000, for which he was awarded a Queen's Commendation for Valuable Service.[2] In 2001 he was appointed Flag Officer Submarines before becoming Rear Admiral Submarines (RASM) in February 2002.[3] He retired in June 2004.[3]

Retirement

In retirement Kilgour became Chief Executive of The Hurlingham Club.[4]

References

1. ^{{cite web|url=http://oldpangbournian.co.uk/the-57th-op-dinner/ |title=The 57th OP Dinner| date=18 April 2010| access-date=25 December 2016}}
2. ^{{London Gazette|issue=56168|date=6 April 2001|page=4246|supp=y}}
3. ^Senior Royal Navy appointments {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110711133321/http://www.gulabin.com/armynavy/pdf/Senior%20Royal%20Navy%20Appointments%201900-.pdf |date=11 July 2011 }}
4. ^{{cite book|last1=Northey|first1=Ruth|title=Whitaker's Almanack 2012|date=3 January 2012|publisher=A & C Black|location=London|isbn=9781408130124|page=648|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=jaXOWG6yLwwC&pg=PA648|accessdate=21 November 2014}}
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5 : 1950 births|Companions of the Order of the Bath|Living people|Recipients of the Commendation for Valuable Service|Royal Navy admirals

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