Derek Anthony

Rear-Admiral Derek James Anthony MBE (2 November 1947 − 19 March 2019) was a Royal Navy officer who became Flag Officer Scotland, Northern England and Northern Ireland.

Rear Admiral Derek Anthony MBE
Born	(1947-11-02)2 November 1947
Died	19 March 2019(2019-03-19) (aged 71) Ashford, Kent, South East England
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Branch	Royal Navy
Years of service	1966 - 2003
Rank	Rear-admiral
Commands	HMS Onslaught HMS Warspite HMS Cumberland Scotland, Northern England and Northern Ireland
Awards	Member of the Order of the British Empire

Naval career

Anthony joined the Royal Navy in 1966.^[1] After qualifying as a submariner and being given command of the submarines HMS Onslaught and then HMS Warspite, he became captain of the frigate HMS Cumberland in 1991.^[2] Anthony was appointed director of Naval Service Conditions at the Ministry of Defence in 1993; Deputy Flag Officer Submarines in 1996; and, naval attaché in Washington D. C. in 1997, before becoming Flag Officer, Scotland, Northern England and Northern Ireland in 2000 and retiring in 2003.^[3]

In retirement, Anthony became clerk of the Worshipful Company of Shipwrights.^[1]

Family

He was married to Denyse and had two married daughters. He died on 19 March 2019, aged 71.^[1][4]