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词条 Nicholas Hill-Norton
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  1. Naval career

  2. Family

  3. References

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|honorific prefix = The Honourable
|name= Sir Nicholas Hill-Norton
|birth_date= 13 July 1939
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|allegiance= {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} United Kingdom
|serviceyears= 1957 - 1995
|rank= Vice Admiral
|branch= Royal Navy
|commands=HMS Antelope
Fishery Protection Squadron
HMS Southampton
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|battles= Cod Wars
|awards= Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath
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Vice-Admiral The Honourable Sir Nicholas John Hill-Norton KCB (born 13 July 1939) is a former Royal Navy officer who became Deputy Chief of the Defence Staff (Commitments).

Naval career

Born the son of Admiral of the Fleet Lord Hill-Norton[1] and educated at Marlborough College and the Royal Naval College Dartmouth, Hill-Norton joined the Royal Navy in 1957.[2] He became commanding officer of the frigate HMS Antelope in 1974, commander of the Fishery Protection Squadron in 1978, commanding officer of the destroyer HMS Southampton in 1980 and commanding officer of the aircraft carrier HMS Invincible in 1983.[2] He was appointed Director of Naval Staff Duties from April 1985 to June 1987. He went on to be Flag Officer Gibraltar in 1987, Flag Officer, Surface Flotilla and Commander Anti-Submarine Warfare Striking Force Atlantic in 1990 and Deputy Chief of the Defence Staff (Commitments) in 1992 before retiring in 1995.[2]

In retirement he became a defence advisor to GEC-Marconi and then to BAE Systems.[2]

Family

In 1966, he married Ann Jennifer Mason; they had two sons and one daughter.[2]

References

1. ^[https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/1462224/Admiral-of-the-Fleet-Lord-Hill-Norton.html Obituary: Admiral of the Fleet Lord Hill-Norton] The Telegraph, 19 May 2004
2. ^Who's Who 2010, A & C Black, 2010, {{ISBN|978-1-408-11414-8}}
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