John Fieldhouse, Baron Fieldhouse
| The Lord Fieldhouse | |
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| Born |
12 February 1928 Leeds, England |
| Died | 17 February 1992 (aged 64) Southampton, Hampshire, England |
| Allegiance | United Kingdom |
| Service/branch | Royal Navy |
| Years of service | 1941–1988 |
| Rank | Admiral of the Fleet |
| Commands held |
Chief of the Defence Staff First Sea Lord Commander-in-Chief Fleet HMS Diomede HMS Dreadnought HMS Walrus HMS Tiptoe HMS Acheron HMS Subtle |
| Battles/wars |
Second World War Aden Emergency Falklands War |
| Awards |
Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire |
Admiral of the Fleet John David Elliott Fieldhouse, Baron Fieldhouse, GCB, GBE (12 February 1928 – 17 February 1992) was a Royal Navy officer. He commanded five submarines and a frigate before achieving higher command in the Navy. Following the invasion of the Falkland Islands by Argentine forces in April 1982, Fieldhouse was appointed Commander of the Task Force (designated Task Force 317), given responsibility for "Operation Corporate", the mission to recover the Falkland Islands. The campaign ended in the surrender of Argentine forces in June 1982. He became First Sea Lord and Chief of Naval Staff in December 1982 and, in that role, persuaded the British Government to fund the replacement of ships lost in the Falklands War. He went on to be Chief of the Defence Staff in the mid-1980s.
Born the son of Sir Harold Fieldhouse, who had been secretary of the National Assistance Board, and Mabel Elaine Fieldhouse (née Elliott), Fieldhouse was educated at the Royal Naval College, Dartmouth.
Fieldhouse joined the Royal Navy as a cadet in 1944. He was promoted to midshipman on 1 September 1945 and posted to the cruiser HMS Norfolk in November 1945. Promoted to sub-lieutenant on 1 May 1947 he joined the Submarine Service in 1948 and was posted to the submarine HMS Thule in March 1949. He was promoted to lieutenant on 1 October 1949 and subsequently served in the submarines HMS Astute, HMS Aeneas and then HMS Totem. He completed the Submarine Command Course in 1955.
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