John Roberts (Royal Navy officer)
{{Short description|British navy admiral}}
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| allegiance = United Kingdom
| branch = Royal Navy
| serviceyears = 1941–1978
| rank = Rear admiral
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| commands = 803 Naval Air Squadron
HMS St Bride's Bay
HMS Galatea
HMS Ark Royal
Flag Officer Sea Training
Chief of Staff Fleet
Flag Officer, Naval Air Command
| battles = Second World War
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Rear Admiral John Oliver Roberts {{post-nominals|country=GBR|size=100%|CB}} (born 4 April 1924) is a British former Royal Navy officer who served as Flag Officer, Naval Air Command.
Naval career
Educated at the Royal Naval College, Dartmouth, Roberts joined the Royal Navy in 1941 at HMS St Vincent during the Second World War.Who's Who 2010, A & C Black, 2010, {{ISBN|978-1-4081-1414-8}} He was given command of 803 Naval Air Squadron on board the aircraft carrier HMS Eagle in 1957 and of the frigate HMS St Bride's Bay in 1960. He went on to be commanding officer of the Leander Class frigate HMS Galatea in 1966 and commanding officer of the aircraft carrier HMS Ark Royal in 1971. After that he became Flag Officer Sea Training in 1972,{{cite web|last1=Mackie|first1=Colin|title=Senior Royal Navy Appointments from 1865|url=http://www.gulabin.com/armynavy/pdf/Senior%20Royal%20Navy%20Appointments%201865-.pdf|website=Gulabin|publisher=Colin Mackie|accessdate=18 March 2017}} Chief of Staff to the Commander-in-Chief Fleet in 1974 and Flag Officer, Naval Air Command in 1976 before retiring in 1978.
Roberts was appointed a Companion of the Order of the Bath in the 1976 New Year Honours.{{London Gazette|issue=46772|page=2|supp=y|date=30 December 1975}} He turned 100 on 4 April 2024.{{cite web|url=https://www.thecomet.net/news/national/24231374.d-day-veteran-john-roberts-celebrates-100th-birthday/|title=D-Day veteran John Roberts celebrates his 100th birthday|publisher=The Comet|date=4 April 2024}}
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Category:British men centenarians
Category:Companions of the Order of the Bath