Admiral Sir Simon Alastair Cassillis Cassels, (5 March 1928 – 6 March 2019) was a senior

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officer who served as Second Sea Lord and Chief of Naval Personnel from 1982 to 1986.

Naval career

Cassels joined the

in 1947. He was Navigation Staff Officer to Chief of the Polaris Executive from 1963 to 1966, and went on to command in 1972. Cassels became Assistant Chief of the Naval Staff (Operational Requirements) in 1978,

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and Admiral Superintendent at Devonport in 1981, and Second Sea Lord and Chief of Naval Personnel as well as President of the

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in 1982;Birthdays
The Times, 5 March 2008 he retired in 1986.

Later life

In retirement Cassels's activities included serving as Chairman of the Modern Apprentices Advisory Committee. He lived at Exton in

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. Cassels died on 6 March 2019, aged 91.

Family

Cassels was married to Jill.Hundreds line streets for returning heroes
Portsmouth News, 29 January 2008

References

, - {{DEFAULTSORT:Cassels, Simon 1928 births 2019 deaths Admiral presidents of the Royal Naval College, Greenwich Lords of the Admiralty Royal Navy admirals Knights Commander of the Order of the Bath Commanders of the Order of the British Empire