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Sir James Francis Perowne, (born 29 July 1947) is a former

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officer who served as Deputy Supreme Allied Commander Atlantic from 1998 to 2002.

Naval career

Educated at

Sherborne School (God and My Right) , established = 705 by Aldhelm, re-founded by King Edward VI 1550 , closed = , type = Public school Independent, boarding school , religion = Church of England , president = , chair_label = Chairman of the governors , ...

, and the

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, Perowne joined the

in 1969. He was given command of the

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in 1976, the submarine in 1981 and the

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in 1986.Debrett's People of Today 1994 He went on to be Commander of the 2nd Submarine Squadron in 1990, Commanding Officer of the

as well as Captain of the 9th Frigate Squadron in 1992 and Commanding Officer of the frigate HMS ''Norfolk'' as well as Captain of the

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in 1993.Senior Royal Navy appointments
He then became Senior Naval Member on the Directing Staff at the

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in 1995, Commander Operations and Flag officer Submarines in 1996 and Deputy Supreme Allied Commander Atlantic in 1998. He retired in 2002.

Retirement

In retirement Perowne became Chairman of the Council of the British Red Cross Queen Mother Memorial Fund and Chairman of the Central Region of the

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. In 2014 Perowne was appointed

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. On his relinquishment of this position in 2022, he was appointed a Knight Commander of the

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(KCVO) on 19 July 2022.

Family

In 1971 Perowne married Susan Anne Holloway; they had four sons. Following the dissolution of his first marriage, he married Caroline Nicola Grimson in 1992.

References

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