Vice-Admiral Johan Charl Walters (19191993) was a former
Chief of the South African Navy.
Early life
He was born on 9 January 1919 in
Moorreesburg
Moorreesburg is a rural town situated about north of Cape Town, in the Western Cape province of South Africa. It was laid out in 1879 on the farm Hooikraal, was administered by a village management board from 1882 and attained municipal status in ...
,
Cape Province
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, and was christened on 2 March 1919.
Naval career
He was trained at the
General Botha Training college from 1934 to 1935 and joined the
Ellerman Hall Line after leaving General Botha.
He served in
World War II
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on a number of ships:
* 19411941 - Sub Lt.
* 19411942 in command as a Sub Lieutenant
* 1943
* 1944 Lt
* 19441945
* 1946 , , ,
* 1947 19471954
* Lt Cdr
* 1955 ,
* 1956
* October 1957 to 1963 LCDR/CDR/CAPT
He was promoted to Commander in December 1960.
* 19641974 Commodore and Hydrographer of the Navy
* 19751976 Rear Admiral Chief of Naval Staff Logistics
* 1 October 197730 January 1980 Vice Admiral Chief of Navy
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Awards and decorations
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References
1919 births
1993 deaths
People from Moorreesburg
White South African people
South African military personnel of World War II
Chiefs of the South African Navy
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