Anthony Tippet

Vice Admiral Sir Anthony Sanders Tippet KCB (2 October 1928 – 13 October 2006) was a Royal Navy officer who ended his career as Chief of Fleet Support.

Sir Anthony Tippet
Born2 October 1928
Died13 October 2006
AllegianceUnited Kingdom United Kingdom
Service/branch Royal Navy
Years of service1946 - 1987
RankVice Admiral
AwardsKnight Commander of the Order of the Bath

Educated at West Buckland School in Devon, Tippet joined the Royal Navy in 1946.[1] He was subsequently called to the Bar at Gray's Inn in 1958.[2] He commanded, as a Commander, HMS Jufair in Bahrain in the 1960s and became Assistant Director of the Naval Plans at the Admiralty and then commanded HMS Pembroke, the Royal Naval Barracks at Chatham.[1]

Promoted to Rear-Admiral on 7 July 1979,[3] he was appointed Assistant Chief of Fleet Support in 1979 and then Flag Officer and Port Admiral at Portsmouth as well as Chief Naval Supply & Secretariat Officer in 1981. Promoted to Vice-Admiral, he was appointed Chief of Fleet Support in 1983 and retired in 1987.[2]

In retirement he became General Manager and then Chief Executive of the Great Ormond Street Hospital. He lived at Barnstaple in Devon.[4]

Family

In 1950 he married Lola Bassett; they had three sons, Simon, Mark & Charles and one daughter, named AEneone.[2]

References
  1. Obituary: Sir Anthony Tippet The Times, 30 October 2006
  2. Debrett's People of Today 1994
  3. "No. 47904". The London Gazette (Supplement). 16 July 1979. p. 8999.
  4. Hospital chief’s naval style Camden New journal, 19 October 2006
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