Charles Norris (Royal Navy officer)
Vice Admiral Sir Charles Fred Wivell Norris KBE CB DSO (16 December 1900 – 17 December 1989) was a Royal Navy officer who went on to be Commander-in-Chief, Far East Fleet.
Sir Charles Norris | |
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| Birth name | Charles Fred Wivell Norris |
| Born | 16 December 1900 Erith, Kent[1][2] |
| Died | 17 December 1989 (aged 89) |
| Allegiance |  |
| Service/ |  |
| Years of service | 1913–1956 |
| Rank | Vice Admiral |
| Commands held | Far East Fleet |
| Battles/wars | World War I World War II |
| Awards | Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire Companion of the Order of the Bath Distinguished Service Order |
Naval career
Norris joined the Royal Navy in 1913.[3] He served in World War I and took part in the Battle of Jutland in 1916.[3] After the War he became a student at Cambridge University.[3]
He also served in World War II as Second in Command of HMS Sheffield and then as Commander on HMS Bellona from 1943.[3] He took part in the Normandy landings on Omaha Beach in 1944 and in the Murmansk Convoys in the Winter 1944 to 1945.[3]
In 1948 he became Captain of the Fleet for the Home Fleet and in 1950 he was appointed Director of Naval Training and Deputy Chief of Naval Personnel, (Training) at the Admiralty.[3] He was made Flag Officer, Flotillas at Malta in 1953 and Commander-in-Chief, East Indies in 1954; he retired in 1956.[3]
In retirement he became a Director of the British Productivity Council.[4]
References
- 1901 England Census
- London, England, Freedom of the City Admission Papers, 1681–1930
- Liddell Hart Centre for Military Archives
- Time and Motion Study Volume 7 Issue 2
Further reading
- "Vice-Admiral Sir Charles Norris", The Times (London), 4 January 1990, p. 14.
| Military offices | ||
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| Preceded by Sir William Slayter |
Commander-in-Chief, East Indies Station 1954–1956 |
Succeeded by Sir Hilary Biggs |