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Anthony John Whetstone CB (12 June 1927 – 19 December 2022) was a British

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officer who served as Flag Officer Sea Training.

Early life

Anthony John Whetstone was born on 12 June 1927 in Coventry. He was educated at

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Naval career

He joined the

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, 2010, He was given command of the

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HMS ''Sea Scout'' in 1956, the submarine HMS ''Artful'' in 1959 and the submarine HMS ''Repulse'' in 1968. He went on to be commanding officer of the

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HMS ''Juno'' in 1972, commanding officer of the

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HMS ''Norfolk'' in 1977 and Flag Officer Sea Training in 1980. He went on, in 1981, to be Assistant Chief of the Naval Staff (Operations), a role he undertook during the

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, before retiring in 1983. Whetstone was appointed a

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for services in the Falklands War in October 1982.

Personal life and death

In 1951, Whetstone married Betty Georgeson. She died in 2016. He died on 19 December 2022, at the age of 95.

References

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