Bidspirit auction | Navy Admiral R Walmley Controller

Navy Admiral R Walmley Controller of Navy signed rare 50th ann Liberation of Europe cover RNSC(6)14. Numbered 1 of 50 issued. Robert Walmsley was born in Aberdeen, Scotland, on 1 February 1941, a son of the anatomist Robert Walmsley and Dr Isabel Mary Walmsley.[1] He was educated at Fettes College in Edinburgh. He joined the Royal Navy as a Dartmouth Cadet in 1958,[3] and went on to study Mechanical Sciences at Queens' College, Cambridge, before taking up a range of seagoing appointments, mainly in submarines, developing an expertise in nuclear propulsion. During his naval career he was at times Chairman of the Naval Nuclear Technical Safety Panel and Director General, Submarines. For three years, he was the Assistant Chief of the Defence Staff for Communications, Command, Control and Information Systems. His final naval appointment (in 1994) was as Controller of the Nav and member of the Navy Board as a vice admiral. He was appointed a Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath in the 1995 Birthday Honours. Good condition. Part of Single Vendor collection. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide.