| 词条 | Michael Villiers |
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|name= Sir Michael Villiers |image= |caption= |nickname= |birth_date= 22 June 1907 |death_date= {{death year and age|1990|1907}} |birth_place= |death_place= |allegiance= United Kingdom |branch= Royal Navy |serviceyears= 1935–64 |rank= Vice Admiral |unit= |commands= Chief of the New Zealand Naval Staff (1958–60) {{HMS|Bulwark|R08|6}} (1954–57) {{HMS|Snipe||6}} (1946–47) {{HMS|Ursa|R22|6}} (1945) |battles= Second World War |awards= Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath Officer of the Order of the British Empire Mentioned in Despatches |relations= |laterwork= }} Vice Admiral Sir John Michael Villiers, {{postnominals|country=GBR|size=100%|sep=,|KCB|OBE}} (22 June 1907 – 1990) was a Royal Navy officer who went on to be Fourth Sea Lord. Naval careerBorn the third son of Rear Admiral Edward Villiers[1] (a paternal grandchild of Thomas Hyde Villiers[2]), and educated at Oundle School and the Royal Naval College, Dartmouth,[3] Villiers joined the Royal Navy in 1935.[4] and then went onto the staff of the Experimental Signal School at Portsmouth in 1936.[4] He served in the Second World War as Squadron Signal Officer and Flag Lieutenant to the Admiral commanding the Battle Cruiser Squadron and then transferred to the battleship {{HMS|Warspite|03|6}} in which he took part in the Norwegian campaign.[4] He joined the staff of Admiral Sir Bertram Ramsay for the planning of the invasion of Sicily in 1943 and then commanded the destroyer {{HMS|Ursa|R22|6}} in 1945.[4] After the war he commanded {{HMS|Snipe||6}} on the West Indies Station from 1946 and then joined the Directing Staff at the Joint Services Staff College from 1948.[4] He was appointed Assistant Director of Plans at the Admiralty in 1950 and Queen's Harbourmaster at Malta in 1952.[4] He commanded the aircraft carrier {{HMS|Bulwark|R08|6}} from 1954 and then became Chief of the Naval Staff for the Royal New Zealand Navy in 1958.[4] He last appointment was as Fourth Sea Lord and Vice Controller of the Navy in 1960 before he retired in 1964.[4] In retirement he became Lieutenant Governor of Jersey.[5] FamilyIn 1936 he married Rosemary Grissell; they had two daughters.[3] References1. ^The Papers of Vice Admiral Sir (John) Michael Villiers Janus 2. ^Reverend Charles Villiers 3. ^1 The Peerage.com 4. ^1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Liddell Hart Centre for Military Archives 5. ^Sunny Jersey Further reading
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