Vice Admiral Sir Stephen Ferrier Berthon (24 August 1922 – 30 January 2007) was a

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officer who became Deputy Chief of the Defence Staff (Operational Requirements).

Naval career

Educated at The Old Malthouse School and the Royal Naval College, Dartmouth, Berthon joined the

in 1940 and saw action during

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.Debrett's People of Today 1994 He joined the Joint Planning Staff at the

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in 1961, became naval

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in 1964 before being appointed Director of Defence Policy at the

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in 1968. He went on to be Commodore at the Naval base HMS ''Drake'' in 1971, Flag Officer Medway and Port Admiral Chatham in 1974 and Assistant Chief of the Naval Staff (Operational Requirements) in 1976. He was promoted to vice admiral on 2 September 1977, before finishing as Deputy Chief of the Defence Staff (Operational Requirements) in 1978 and retiring in 1981.

Family

In 1948 he married Elizabeth Leigh-Bennett; they had two sons and two daughters.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Berthon, Stephen 1922 births 2007 deaths Royal Navy vice admirals Knights Commander of the Order of the Bath