| 词条 | Alexander Backus |
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|name=Alexander Backus |image= |image_size= |alt= |caption= |nickname= |birth_date=1 April 1948 |birth_place= |death_date= |death_place= |placeofburial= |allegiance= United Kingdom |branch= Royal Navy |serviceyears= 1966–2003 |rank= Rear Admiral |unit= |commands= HMS Arethusa HMS Hermione |battles= |awards=Companion of the Order of the Bath Officer of the Order of the British Empire |relations= |laterwork= }} Rear Admiral Alexander Kirkwood Backus CB, OBE (born 1 April 1948) is a former Royal Navy officer who served as Flag Officer Sea Training. Naval careerEducated at Sevenoaks School and Britannia Royal Naval College, Backus joined the Royal Navy in 1966.[1] He became commanding officer of the frigate HMS Arethusa in 1984, Commander Sea Training in 1988 and commanding officer of the frigate HMS Hermione and commander of the 6th Frigate Squadron in December 1990.[1] He went on to be Commander, British Forces in the Falkland Islands in 1995, Assistant Chief of Staff (Policy) to the Commander-in-Chief Fleet in 1996 and Flag Officer Sea Training in September 1999.[2] After that he became Flag Officer, Surface Flotilla in November 2001 and Chief of Staff (Warfare) to the Commander-in-Chief Fleet in February 2002 before retiring in June 2003.[2] Backus was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire in the 1989 Birthday Honours[3] and a Companion of the Order of the Bath in the 2003 Birthday Honours.[4] References1. ^1 Who's Who 2010, A & C Black, 2010, {{ISBN|978-1-4081-1414-8}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Backus, Alexander}}{{s-start}}{{s-mil}}{{s-bef|before=John Lippiett}}{{s-ttl|title=Flag Officer Sea Training|years=1999–2001}}{{s-aft|after=James Rapp}}{{s-end}}2. ^1 {{cite web|last1=Mackie|first1=Colin|title=Senior Royal Navy Appointments from 1865|url=http://www.gulabin.com/armynavy/pdf/Senior%20Royal%20Navy%20Appointments%201865-.pdf|website=Gulabin|publisher=Colin Mackie|accessdate=18 March 2017}} 3. ^{{London Gazette|issue=51772|page=5|supp=y|date=16 June 1989}} 4. ^{{London Gazette|issue=56963|page=2|supp=y|date=14 June 2003}} 7 : 1948 births|Living people|Royal Navy admirals|Companions of the Order of the Bath|Officers of the Order of the British Empire|People educated at Sevenoaks School|Place of birth missing (living people) |
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