John Coward (Royal Navy officer)

Vice Admiral Sir John Francis Coward, KCB, DSO (11 October 1937 – 30 May 2020) was a Royal Navy officer who served as Commandant of the Royal College of Defence Studies from 1992 to 1994.

Sir John Coward
Born	(1937-10-11)11 October 1937
Died	30 May 2020(2020-05-30) (aged 82)
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Service/branch	Royal Navy
Years of service	1958–1994
Rank	Vice Admiral
Commands held	Royal College of Defence Studies Flag Officer Sea Training Flag Officer, First Flotilla Flag Officer Submarines HMS Brilliant
Battles/wars	Falklands War
Awards	Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath Distinguished Service Order

Naval career

Coward joined the Royal Navy in 1958.[1] He served in the Falklands War in 1982 as Captain of HMS Brilliant.[2] He was appointed Flag Officer Sea Training in 1987,[3] Flag Officer, First Flotilla in 1988,[4] and Flag Officer Submarines and Commander of the Eastern Atlantic Submarine Area in 1989.[5] He became Commandant of the Royal College of Defence Studies in 1992 and retired in 1994.[2]

In retirement Coward became Lieutenant Governor of Guernsey.[6]

He died on 30 May 2020 at the age of 82.[7]

References

1. "No. 41831". The London Gazette. 29 September 1959. p. 6138.
2. Buckingham Covers.
3. Whitaker's Almanack 1988
4. Whitaker's Almanack 1989
5. Whitaker's Almanack 1991
6. Guernsey man's service to the Queen rewarded BBC News, 31 December 2010
7. Former Lieutenant Governor of Guernsey Vice Admiral Sir John Coward dies

Military offices
Preceded by Barry Wilson	Flag Officer Sea Training 1987–1988	Succeeded by Roy Newman
Preceded by Frank Grenier	Flag Officer Submarines 1989–1991	Post disbanded
Preceded by Sir Antony Walker	Commandant of the Royal College of Defence Studies 1992–1994	Succeeded by Sir Timothy Garden
Government offices
Preceded by Sir Michael Wilkins	Lieutenant Governor of Guernsey 1994–2000	Succeeded by Sir John Foley