| 词条 | Hugh Balfour |
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| name = Hugh Balfour | honorific_suffix ={{post-nominals|post-noms=CB LVO}} | birth_date = {{Birth date|1933|04|29|df=yes}} | death_date = {{Death date and age|1999|06|29|1933|04|29|df=yes}} | placeofburial_label = | placeofburial = | birth_place = Malta | death_place = | placeofburial_coordinates = | allegiance = {{flag|United Kingdom}} | branch = {{Navy|United Kingdom}} | serviceyears = 1951–90 | rank = Rear-Admiral | servicenumber = | commands = {{HMS|Sheraton|M1181|6}} {{HMS|Whitby|F36|6}} HMY Britannia {{HMS|Phoebe|F42|6}} {{HMS|Exeter|D89|6}} Royal Navy of Oman | battles = Falklands War | battles_label = | awards = Lieutenant of the Royal Victorian Order Companion of the Order of the Bath Order of Oman | relations = | laterwork = Communications consultant }}Rear-Admiral Hugh Maxwell Balfour {{post-nominals|post-noms=CB, LVO}} (29 April 1933 – 29 June 1999) was a senior Royal Navy officer.[1] EducationHugh Balfour was born in Malta and educated at Ardvreck School, Crieff and Kelly College, Tavistock.[2][1] NavyBalfour joined the Royal Navy in 1951 and qualified as a signal officer in 1959.[3] He served on {{HMS|Rothesay|F107|6}} from 1960-1962 before gaining his first command in 1963 as a lieutenant on the Ton-class minesweeper, {{HMS|Sheraton|M1181|6}}.[4] Between 1965-1967 he served as staff officer operations and senior communications officer to the senior naval officer West Indies (Snowi).[2] He then went on to command {{HMS|Whitby|F36|6}}, and took part in the Beira Patrol off the coast of Mozambique.[4] Balfour's next appointment was as commander (communications) at HMS Dryad, the Royal Navy Tactical School.[2] He then became commander of HMY Britannia from 1972-1974.[2] In 1974 he was appointed Lieutenant of the Royal Victorian Order.[5][2] In 1976 he was appointed captain of {{HMS|Phoebe|F42|6}} and in 1977 he commanded Operation Journeyman, a small task force of ships that succeeded in deterring the Argentines from invading the Falkland Islands.[3][2] On his return to the United Kingdom (UK) he became deputy director of command, control and communications. He then served as chief signals officer from 1979 to 1981.[2] Balfour was serving as captain of {{HMS|Exeter|D89|6}} when the Argentines invaded the Falkland Islands on 2 April 1982.[4] The ship was on duty in the Caribbean, acting as a guardship for British troops protecting Belize from Guatemalan territorial claims.[4] Whilst waiting for orders he prepared his ship for battle with a series of exercises.[4] Following the loss of {{HMS|Sheffield|D80|6}}, Balfour received orders to sail for the Falkland Islands on 5 May.[4] On the way, Exeter had a secret meeting with the tanker British Esk.[2] Balfour had a tactical briefing from Sam Salt, the captain of HMS Sheffield, who was returning with his surviving crew to Britain.[4] Exeter reached the task force on 22 May, two days after the amphibious assault to retake the Islands had started.[2] Her main role was to protect the task force and provide early warning of incoming aircraft and missiles using the Type 1022 radar.[4] During the conflict, Exeter shot down three Argentine aircraft (two A-4C Skyhawks on 30 May, and a Learjet 35A on 7 June; all with Sea Dart missiles). From 1983-1985 Balfour was director of the Maritime Tactical School and promoted to Rear-Admiral.[2] Between 1985-1990 he was commander of the Royal Navy of Oman and awarded the Order of Oman on his retirement.[2] In 1990 he was also appointed a Companion of the Order of the Bath.[6] On his retirement from the Royal Navy he became a communications consultant.[2] References1. ^1 {{Who's Who |surname=Balfour |othernames=Rear-Adm. Hugh Maxwell |id=U176712 |type=was |volume=2016 |edition=November 2015 online |accessdate=23 March 2016}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Balfour, Hugh}}2. ^1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 {{cite newspaper |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/rear-admiral-hugh-balfour-1114493.html |title=Rear-Admiral Hugh Balfour |newspaper=The Independent |date=22 August 1999 |accessdate=25 March 2016}} 3. ^1 {{cite newspaper |url=http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/12275438.Rear_Admiral_Hugh_Balfour/ |title=Rear Admiral Hugh Balfour |newspaper=The Herald (Glasgow) |date=7 August 1999 |accessdate=24 March 2016}} 4. ^1 2 3 4 5 6 7 {{cite newspaper |url=https://www.theguardian.com/news/1999/aug/02/guardianobituaries |title=Hugh Balfour |newspaper=The Guardian |date=2 August 1999 |accessdate=25 March 2016}} 5. ^{{London Gazette |issue=46310 |supp=y |page=6796 |date=7 June 1974 }} 6. ^{{London Gazette |issue=52173 |page=2 |date=15 June 1990 }} 7 : 1933 births|1999 deaths|People educated at Kelly College|People educated at Ardvreck School|Royal Navy admirals|Lieutenants of the Royal Victorian Order|Companions of the Order of the Bath |
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