Anthony Whetstone

Rear-Admiral Anthony John Whetstone CB (12 June 1927 – 19 December 2022) was a British Royal Navy officer who served as Flag Officer Sea Training.

Rear-Admiral Anthony Whetstone CB
Birth name	Anthony John Whetstone
Born	(1927-06-12)12 June 1927 Coventry, England
Died	19 December 2022(2022-12-19) (aged 95)
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Branch	Royal Navy
Rank	Rear-Admiral
Commands	HMS Sea Scout HMS Artful HMS Repulse HMS Juno HMS Norfolk
Battles / wars	Falklands War
Awards	Companion of the Order of the Bath
Spouse(s)	Betty Georgeson ​ ​ (m. 1951; died 2016)​

Early life

Anthony John Whetstone was born on 12 June 1927 in Coventry.^[1][2] He was educated at King Henry VIII School, Coventry.^[2][3]

Naval career

He joined the Royal Navy in 1945.^[3] He was given command of the submarine HMS Sea Scout in 1956, the submarine HMS Artful in 1959 and the submarine HMS Repulse in 1968.^[3] He went on to be commanding officer of the frigate HMS Juno in 1972, commanding officer of the destroyer HMS Norfolk in 1977 and Flag Officer Sea Training in 1980.^[4] He went on, in 1981, to be Assistant Chief of the Naval Staff (Operations), a role he undertook during the Falklands War, before retiring in 1983.^[3]

Whetstone was appointed a Companion of the Order of the Bath for services in the Falklands War in October 1982.^[5]

Personal life and death

In 1951, Whetstone married Betty Georgeson. She died in 2016. He died on 19 December 2022, at the age of 95.^[2][6]