Raymond Hawkins
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Vice Admiral Sir Raymond Shayle Hawkins KCB (21 December 1909 – 18 October 1987) was a Royal Navy officer who went on to be Fourth Sea Lord.
Naval career
Born on 21 December 1909 and educated at Bedford School, Raymond Hawkins joined the Royal Navy in 1927, serving aboard {{HMS|Iron Duke|1912|6}} in 1932 and aboard {{HMS|Resolution|09|6}} in 1933.{{cite web|url=http://www.ukwhoswho.com/view/article/oupww/whowaswho/U165121/HAWKINS_Vice-Adm._Sir_Raymond_Shayle?index=1&results=QuicksearchResults&query=0|title=Sir Raymond Shayle Hawkins|publisher=Who's Who|accessdate=13 July 2014}} He served with Submarines between 1935 and 1943, and was promoted to lieutenant commander in 1940.{{London Gazette|issue=34998|page=6695|date=22 November 1940}} He served aboard {{HMS|Orion|85|6}} in 1943, as assistant naval attaché in Paris in 1954, and as commanding officer of HMS St Vincent in 1957. He was appointed director of marine engineering in 1961Whitaker's Almanack 1962 and Fourth Sea Lord and Vice Controller of the Navy in 1963.Whitaker's Almanack 1964 Promoted to vice admiral,{{London Gazette|issue=43451|page=8293|date=2 October 1964}} his job title changed to Chief of Naval Supplies and Transport and Vice-Controller of the Navy in 1964.Whitaker's Almanack 1965 He retired in 1967.Whitaker's Almanack 1968
In retirement, Sir Raymond Hawkins was appointed director of engineering for English Electric Diesels. He died on 18 October 1987.[https://web.archive.org/web/20190827191702/https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/4913748 Production Engineer] January 1971
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Category:People educated at Bedford School
Category:Royal Navy vice admirals