John Lippiett

Rear Admiral Richard John Lippiett, CB, CBE, DL (born 7 July 1949) is a retired senior Royal Navy officer who became Commandant of the Joint Services Command and Staff College.

John Lippiett
Birth name	Richard John Lippiett
Born	7 July 1949
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Service/branch	Royal Navy
Years of service	1967 - 2003
Rank	Rear admiral
Commands held	HMS Amazon HMS Norfolk
Battles/wars	Falklands War
Awards	Companion of the Order of the Bath Commander of the Order of the British Empire

Early life and education

Lippiett was born on 7 July 1949. He was educated at Brighton, Hove and Sussex Grammar School.[1]

Naval career

Lippiett joined the Royal Navy in 1967.[1] He served in the Falklands War as executive officer of HMS Ambuscade.[1][2] He was appointed captain of the frigate HMS Amazon in 1986, naval assistant to the First Sea Lord in 1988 and Commanding Officer of the frigate HMS Norfolk as well as Captain of the 9th Frigate Squadron in 1991.[1]

He went on to be Chief of Staff for the surface flotilla in 1993, commodore at the School of Maritime Operations in 1995 and Flag Officer Sea Training in 1997.[1] After that he became Chief of Staff to the Commander of Allied Naval Forces Southern Europe in 1999 and Commandant of the Joint Services Command and Staff College in 2002 before retiring in 2003.[1]

Later life

In retirement he became chief executive of the Mary Rose Trust.[3] He is also the Patron of The Nautical Training Corps.[4][1]

Honours

Already a Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE), Lippiett was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the 2014 New Year Honours for services to British heritage with the Mary Rose Trust.[5]

References

1. Debrett's People of Today
2. Letters from the Falklands War BBC
3. Royal Mail Stamp Covers
4. "The Nautical Training Corps". Retrieved 15 January 2017.
5. "No. 60728". The London Gazette (Supplement). 31 December 2013. p. 9.