Simon Cassels

Admiral Sir Simon Alastair Cassillis Cassels, KCB, CBE (5 March 1928 – 6 March 2019) was a senior Royal Navy officer who served as Second Sea Lord and Chief of Naval Personnel from 1982 to 1986.

Sir Simon Cassels
Born(1928-03-05)5 March 1928
Died6 March 2019(2019-03-06) (aged 91)
AllegianceUnited Kingdom
Service/branchRoyal Navy
Years of service1947–1986
RankAdmiral
Commands heldFlag Officer, Plymouth
HMS Fearless
Battles/warsKorean War
AwardsKnight Commander of the Order of the Bath
Commander of the Order of the British Empire

Cassels joined the Royal Navy in 1947.[1] He was Navigation Staff Officer to Chief of the Polaris Executive from 1963 to 1966,[2] and went on to command HMS Fearless in 1972.[3]

Cassels became Assistant Chief of the Naval Staff (Operational Requirements) in 1978,[4] Flag Officer, Plymouth and Admiral Superintendent at Devonport in 1981,[5] and Second Sea Lord and Chief of Naval Personnel as well as President of the Royal Naval College, Greenwich in 1982;[6] he retired in 1986.[6]

Later life

In retirement Cassels's activities included serving as Chairman of the Modern Apprentices Advisory Committee.[7] He lived at Exton in Hampshire.[8]

Cassels died on 6 March 2019, aged 91.[9]

Family

Cassels was married to Jill.[10]

References
  1. "No. 38461". The London Gazette. 19 November 1948. p. 6077.
  2. The Impact of Polaris – The Origins of Britain's Seaborne Nuclear Deterrent by Captain J. E. Moore, Richard Netherwood Ltd, 1999, ISBN 978-1-872955-24-7
  3. HMS Fearless 1970–1972
  4. Whitaker's Almanack 1980
  5. Whitaker's Almanack 1982
  6. Birthdays The Times, 5 March 2008
  7. Apprenticeships Head Enjoys a Tasty Visit to VT Plus Training VTi – Newspaper of the VT Group, Winter 2004/5
  8. Winchester City Council, Planning Development Control Committee p. 417 Archived 2011-09-02 at the Wayback Machine
  9. Cassels
  10. Hundreds line streets for returning heroes Portsmouth News, 29 January 2008
Military offices
Preceded by
Sir Peter Berger		 Flag Officer, Plymouth
1981–1982		 Succeeded by
Sir David Brown
Preceded by
Sir Desmond Cassidi		 Second Sea Lord
1982–1986		 Succeeded by
Sir Richard Fitch
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