Stephen Berthon

Sir Stephen Berthon
Sir Stephen Berthon
Born	24 August 1922
Died	30 January 2007 (aged 84)
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Service/branch	Royal Navy
Years of service	1940 - 1981
Rank	Vice Admiral
Commands held	HMS Drake
Battles/wars	World War II
Awards	Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath

Vice Admiral Sir Stephen Ferrier Berthon KCB (24 August 1922 – 30 January 2007) was a Royal Navy officer who became Deputy Chief of the Defence Staff (Operational Requirements).

Naval career

Educated at The Old Malthouse School and the Royal Naval College, Dartmouth, Berthon joined the Royal Navy in 1940 and saw action during World War II.[1] He joined the Joint Planning Staff at the Admiralty in 1961, became naval attaché in Australia in 1964 before being appointed Director of Defence Policy at the Ministry of Defence in 1968.[2] He went on to be Commodore at the Naval base HMS Drake in 1971, Flag Officer Medway and Port Admiral Chatham in 1974 and Assistant Chief of the Naval Staff (Operational Requirements) in 1976, before finishing as Deputy Chief of the Defence Staff (Operational Requirements) in 1978 and retiring in 1981.[1]

In 1948 he married Elizabeth Leigh-Bennett; they had two sons and two daughters.[1]

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Military offices
Preceded by Sir Hugh Cunningham	Deputy Chief of the Defence Staff (Operational Requirements) 1978–1981	Succeeded by Sir Maurice Johnston

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