| 词条 | Desmond Cassidi |
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|name= Sir Desmond Cassidi |birth_date={{Birth date and age|1925|01|26|df=y}} |death_date= |birth_place= |death_place= |image= |caption= |nickname= |allegiance={{flag|United Kingdom}} |branch={{navy|United Kingdom}} |serviceyears=1938–1985 |rank=Admiral |commands= 820 Naval Air Squadron HMS Whitby HMS Undaunted HMS Ark Royal Flag Officer, Carriers and Amphibious Ships Director-General, Naval Manpower and Training Commander-in-Chief Naval Home Command |battles=World War II |awards=Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath |laterwork= }} Admiral Sir Arthur Desmond Cassidi GCB (born 26 January 1925) was a Royal Navy officer who served as Commander-in-Chief Naval Home Command. Naval careerCassidi joined the Royal Navy in 1938.[1] Commissioned in 1943, he was promoted to sub-lieutenant in February 1944.[2] He served in HMS Cumberland and HMS Hardy with the Iceland Patrols and Russian Convoys during World War II and also took part in the Normandy landings.[1] He was promoted to lieutenant in February 1946,[3] and to lieutenant commander in October 1953.[4] He became Commanding Officer of 820 Naval Air Squadron in 1954. Promoted to commander on 31 December 1956,[5] he became the commanding officer of HMS Whitby in 1960.[1] He went on to be Assistant Director of Naval Plans (Warfare) in the Ministry of Defence in 1964 and Commanding Officer of HMS Undaunted as well as Captain of the 2nd Frigate Squadron in 1967.[1] In 1970 he returned to the Ministry of Defence as the Director of Naval Plans.[1] He became Commanding Officer of HMS Ark Royal in 1972 and Flag Officer, Carriers and Amphibious Ships in 1974.[6] He went on to be Director-General, Naval Manpower and Training in 1975 and Flag Officer Naval Air Command in 1978.[6] He then became Second Sea Lord and Chief of Naval Personnel in 1979 and Commander-in-Chief Naval Home Command in 1982.[6] He retired in 1985.[1] He lives near Langport in Somerset.[7] FamilyIn 1950 he married Sheelagh Marie Scott; they had one son and two daughters.[6] Following the death of his first wife, he married Deborah Marion Pollock in 1982.[6] References1. ^1 2 3 4 5 Direct Art {{s-start}}{{s-mil}}{{s-bef|before=Sir Gordon Tait}}{{s-ttl|title=Second Sea Lord|years=1979–1982}}{{s-aft|after=Sir Simon Cassels}}2. ^{{London Gazette|issue=36590|page=3096|date=30 June 1944}} 3. ^{{London Gazette|issue=37487|page=1187|date=1 March 1946}} 4. ^{{London Gazette|issue=39991|page=5580|date=20 October 1953}} 5. ^{{London Gazette|issue=40977|page=363|date=15 January 1957}} 6. ^1 2 3 4 Debrett's People of Today 1994 7. ^Admiral backs D-Day Anniversary Call Yeovil News, 4 July 2003 |-{{s-bef|before=Sir James Eberle}}{{s-ttl|title=Commander-in-Chief Naval Home Command|years=1983–1984}}{{s-aft|after=Sir Peter Stanford}}{{end}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Cassidi, Desmond}} 5 : 1925 births|Living people|Royal Navy admirals|Knights Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath|Royal Navy officers of World War II |
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