David Hallifax

Sir David Hallifax
Born	September 3, 1927
Died	August 23, 1992
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Service/branch	Royal Navy
Years of service	1945 - 1987
Rank	Admiral
Commands held	MTB5008 HMS Agincourt HMS Fife Flag Officer First Flotilla
Awards	Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire
Other work	Constable and Governor of Windsor Castle

Admiral Sir David John Hallifax, KCB KCVO KBE, (3 September 1927 - 23 August 1992) was Constable and Governor of Windsor Castle from 1988 until 1992.

Naval career

Hallifax was educated at Winchester College, joined Britannia Royal Naval College, Dartmouth as a cadet in 1945^[1] and spent his early years in minesweepers based in the eastern Mediterranean. His first command was as a young lieutenant in the fast patrol boat MTB5008.

In 1954 he qualified as a Torpedo and Anti-Submarine Officer serving in Suez Crisis in 1956 and later in HMS Whirlwind in the West Indies.^[2] He also commanded the destroyer HMS Agincourt^[1] at home and in East Asia before taking command of HMS Fife in 1973.^[1] Following an appointment to the Ministry of Defence as Director of Naval Operational Requirements, he became Flag Officer First Flotilla, a position once held by his father. It was from here that he went to the Northwood Headquarters as Chief of Staff to Admiral Sir John Fieldhouse, Commander-in-Chief Fleet in 1980.^[1] As Chief of Staff he was responsible for the day-to-day control of the Headquarters during the Falklands Conflict. His next appointment was to the United States of America as the NATO Deputy Supreme Allied Commander Atlantic in 1982.^[1] His final appointment was Commandant of the Royal College of Defence Studies in 1986.^[1]

Hallifax retired from the Navy in 1987.^[1] He was a keen yachtsman, competing in the 1971 Admirals Cup aboard the 'Prospect of Whitby'. He was a skilled woodworker, with a particular interest in fine reproduction furniture.^[1]

In 1988 he was made Constable and Governor of Windsor Castle.^[1] He died of motor neurone disease in 1992.

References

1. ^ ^{a b c d e f g h i} Obituary: Admiral Sir David Hallifax The Independent, 27 August 1992
2. ^ Royal Navy website

Military offices
Preceded by Sir Cameron Rusby	Deputy Supreme Allied Commander Atlantic 1982–1984	Succeeded by Sir Geoffrey Dalton
Preceded by Sir Michael Gow	Commandant of the Royal College of Defence Studies 1986–1987	Succeeded by Sir Michael Armitage
Honorary titles
Preceded by Sir John Grandy	Constable and Governor of Windsor Castle 1988–1992	Succeeded by Sir Patrick Palmer

Persondata
Name	Hallifax, David
Alternative names
Short description
Date of birth	September 3, 1927
Place of birth
Date of death	August 23, 1992
Place of death

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