Vice-admiral Sir Roy Thomas Newman, (born 8 September 1936) is a former

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officer who became

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Naval career

Educated at Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School in

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, Newman joined the

in 1954.Debrett's People of Today 1994 He became Commanding Officer of the

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before taking over the submarine school in 1981. He became the Commanding Officer of the frigate as well as Captain of the 7th Frigate Squadron and was involved in the evacuation of British troops from

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in 1984. He was appointed Director of Naval Warfare at the

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in 1986, Flag Officer Sea Training in 1988 and Deputy Commander-in-Chief Fleet in 1990. After serving as Naval Deputy to the Joint Commander for

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in 1991, he was appointed

and Admiral Superintendent at Devonport in 1992, before retiring in 1996. In retirement Newman became Deputy Lieutenant of

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