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| ⚫ | [[Vice admiral (Royal Navy)|Vice Admiral]] '''John Percival Scatchard''', {{post-nominals|country=GBR|size=100|sep=,|CB|DSC2}} (5 September 1910 – 22 June 2001) was a senior officer in the [[Royal Navy]]. He served for a time as Flag Officer Second-in-Command of the [[Eastern Fleet|Far East Fleet]]. |
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==Naval career== |
==Naval career== |
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Educated at [[Aysgarth |
Educated at [[Aysgarth School]] in [[Yorkshire]] and the [[Britannia Royal Naval College|Royal Naval College Dartmouth]], Scatchard joined the [[Royal Navy]] in 1923.<ref name=tele>{{cite web|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/1332835/Vice-Admiral-Jack-Scatchard.html|title=Obituary: Vice Admiral Jack Scatchard|work=The Telegraph|location=London|date=5 July 2001|accessdate=3 September 2012}}</ref> He fought in the [[Second World War]], initially as First Lieutenant in the [[destroyer]] {{HMS|Kashmir|F12|6}} until it was bombed and sunk on 23 May 1941.<ref name=tele/> He went on to command the destroyer {{HMS|Garth|L20|6}} and then, from late in 1943, the destroyer {{HMS|Termagant|R89|6}}.<ref name=tele/> He served with distinction and was awarded the [[Distinguished Service Cross (United Kingdom)|Distinguished Service Cross]] & [[Medal bar|two Bars]].<ref name=tele/> |
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After the war, Scatchard became Executive Officer of RNAS Easthaven and was then appointed First Lieutenant of the [[battleship]] {{HMS|Vanguard|23|6}} in September 1946.<ref name=tele/> He went on to serve in the Plans Division of the [[British Admiralty|Admiralty]], as Captain (D) Portsmouth and as then as Chief Officer (Administration) to the [[Commander-in-Chief, Portsmouth]].<ref name=tele/> After attending the [[Royal College of Defence Studies|Imperial Defence College]], he was appointed Captain [[5th Destroyer Squadron (United Kingdom)|5th Destroyer Squadron]] in 1957.<ref name=tele/> He became Director of Naval Equipment at the [[British Admiralty|Admiralty]] in 1958 and Commandant of the [[Joint Service Defence College]] in 1960.<ref name=tele/> He went on to be Flag Officer Second-in-Command of the [[Eastern Fleet|Far East Fleet]] in 1962, was promoted to [[Vice-admiral (Royal Navy)|vice admiral]] on 14 August 1963,<ref>{{London Gazette|issue=43115|page=7913| date=24 September 1963}}</ref> and retired in 1964.<ref name=tele/> |
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He became Flag Officer Second-in-Command of the [[Eastern Fleet|Far East Fleet]] in 1962 and retired in 1964.<ref name=tele/> |
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==Family== |
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In 1943 Scatchard married Margaret Niven: they had one daughter.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/news/2001/jul/12/guardianobituaries|title=Obituary: Vice Admiral Jack Scatchard|work=The Guardian|date=12 July 2001|accessdate=3 September 2012}}</ref> |
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==References== |
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| NAME = Scatchard, Jack |
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| SHORT DESCRIPTION = Royal Navy Vice Admiral |
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| DATE OF BIRTH = 5 September 1910 |
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Latest revision as of 01:43, 8 September 2023
Jack Scatchard | |
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| Born | 5 September 1910 Tadcaster, West Riding of Yorkshire |
| Died | 22 June 2001 (aged 90) |
| Allegiance | United Kingdom |
| Service | Royal Navy |
| Years of service | 1923–1964 |
| Rank | Vice Admiral |
| Commands | Joint Service Defence College 5th Destroyer Squadron HMS Termagant HMS Garth |
| Battles / wars | Second World War |
| Awards | Companion of the Order of the Bath Distinguished Service Cross & Two Bars Mentioned in Despatches |
Vice Admiral John Percival Scatchard, CB, DSC & Two Bars (5 September 1910 – 22 June 2001) was a senior officer in the Royal Navy. He served for a time as Flag Officer Second-in-Command of the Far East Fleet.
Naval career
[edit]Educated at Aysgarth School in Yorkshire and the Royal Naval College Dartmouth, Scatchard joined the Royal Navy in 1923.[1] He fought in the Second World War, initially as First Lieutenant in the destroyer HMS Kashmir until it was bombed and sunk on 23 May 1941.[1] He went on to command the destroyer HMS Garth and then, from late in 1943, the destroyer HMS Termagant.[1] He served with distinction and was awarded the Distinguished Service Cross & two Bars.[1]
After the war, Scatchard became Executive Officer of RNAS Easthaven and was then appointed First Lieutenant of the battleship HMS Vanguard in September 1946.[1] He went on to serve in the Plans Division of the Admiralty, as Captain (D) Portsmouth and as then as Chief Officer (Administration) to the Commander-in-Chief, Portsmouth.[1] After attending the Imperial Defence College, he was appointed Captain 5th Destroyer Squadron in 1957.[1] He became Director of Naval Equipment at the Admiralty in 1958 and Commandant of the Joint Service Defence College in 1960.[1] He went on to be Flag Officer Second-in-Command of the Far East Fleet in 1962, was promoted to vice admiral on 14 August 1963,[2] and retired in 1964.[1]
Family
[edit]In 1943 Scatchard married Margaret Niven: they had one daughter.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f g h i "Obituary: Vice Admiral Jack Scatchard". The Telegraph. London. 5 July 2001. Retrieved 3 September 2012.
- ^ "No. 43115". The London Gazette. 24 September 1963. p. 7913.
- ^ "Obituary: Vice Admiral Jack Scatchard". The Guardian. 12 July 2001. Retrieved 3 September 2012.
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