Derick Hetherington

Rear Admiral Derick Henry Fellowes Hetherington CB DSC & Bar (27 June 1911 – 23 November 1992) was a Royal Navy officer who became Flag Officer, Malta.

Derick Hetherington
Born(1911-06-27)27 June 1911
Brentford, Middlesex, England
Died23 November 1992(1992-11-23) (aged 81)
Bullingdon, Oxfordshire, England
Allegiance United Kingdom
Service/branch Royal Navy
RankRear Admiral
Commands heldHMS Lookout
Malta Dockyard
Battles/warsWorld War II
AwardsCompanion of the Order of the Bath
Distinguished Service Cross & Bar

Hetherington served in the Second World War becoming commanding officer of the destroyer HMS Windsor in May 1943 and commanding officer of the destroyer HMS Lookout in March 1944.[1] He saw action in the Battle of the Ligurian Sea, destroying two German Ships in March 1945.[2] After the War he was appointed Captain, (D), 4th Destroyer Squadron from March 1956 to November 1957. In July 1959 he was appointed Flag Officer, Malta.[3] In retirement he served as President of the Watlington Branch of the Royal British Legion from 1981 to 1989.[4] He died in 1992 and was buried at St Mary's Church in Pyrton in Oxfordshire.[5]

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References
  1. "Derrick Henry Fellowes Hetherington". U Boat.net. Retrieved 8 February 2015.
  2. Tucker p. 466-7
  3. "Senior Royal Navy appointments" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 March 2012. Retrieved 8 February 2015.
  4. "History". Royal British Legion, Watlington Branch. Retrieved 8 February 2015.
  5. "Derick Hetherington". Find a grave. Retrieved 8 February 2015.

Sources
  • Tucker, Spencer (2011). World War II at Sea: An Encyclopedia, Volume 1. ABC-CLIO. ISBN 9781598844573.
Military offices
Preceded by
Sir Charles Madden		 Flag Officer, Malta
1959–1961		 Succeeded by
Viscount Kelburn
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