William John Yendell

William John Yendell

Rear Admiral William John Yendell CB (1903-1988) [ [http://www.unithistories.com/officers/RN_officersY.html Royal Navy (RN) Officers 1939-1945 - Y ] ] was a British Royal Navy officer.

He was head of the naval mission to Greece up to its invasion by Axis forces, and after evacuation served as a staff officer in Alexandria until 1943. In October of that year until the closing months of World War Two he commanded the escort carrier HMS "Shah".

After the war, apart from a few brief commands (HMS "Glasgow", HMS "Superb"), he was based at the Admiralty becoming director of naval ordnance in 1951 and assistant chief of naval staff (warfare) in 1954, as well as naval ADC to Queen Elizabeth II. He retired in 1957.

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