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Sir John Rae McKaig, (24 April 1922 – 7 January 1996) was a

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officer who served as

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from 1970 to 1973.

Naval career

Educated at

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, McKaig joined the

in 1939 and served in the

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.Debrett's People of Today 1994 McKaig was made Deputy Chief of the Polaris Executive when it was established in 1963, and commanding officer of HM Signal School in 1966. He was appointed Assistant Chief of the Naval Staff (Operational Requirements) in 1968,

and Admiral Superintendent at Devonport in 1970, and UK Military Representative to NATO in 1973 before retiring in 1976. In retirement McKaig became a Director at

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. He lived at Hambledon in

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Family

In 1945 McKaig married Barbara Dawn Marriott; they had two sons and one daughter.

References

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