Ronald Forrest
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|birth_date= {{Birth date|1923|01|11|df=yes}}
|death_date = {{Death date and age|2005|03|25|1923|01|11|df=yes}}
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|allegiance= United Kingdom
|branch= Royal Navy
|serviceyears= 1940–1975
|rank= Rear Admiral
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|commands= {{HMS|London|D16|6}} (1970–72)
{{HMS|Teazer|R23|6}} (1956–58)
|battles= Second World War
|awards= Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order
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Rear Admiral Sir Ronald Stephen Forrest, {{postnominals|country=GBR|size=100%|sep=,|KCVO|JP|DL}} (11 January 1923 – 25 March 2005) was a senior Royal Navy officer who served as Defence Services Secretary from 1972 to 1975.{{Who's Who |title=Forrest, Rear-Adm. Sir Ronald (Stephen) |id=U16132 |type=was |volume=2016 |edition=November 2015 online |accessdate=16 March 2016}}
Naval career
Educated at Belhaven Hill School and the Royal Naval College, Dartmouth, Forrest joined the Royal Navy in 1940 and saw action in the Second World War.Debrett's People of Today 1994 He became Director of Seaman Officer Appointments at the Ministry of Defence in 1968, Commanding Officer of the destroyer {{HMS|London|D16|6}} in 1970 and Defence Services Secretary in 1972 before retiring in 1975.
In retirement he became Commander of the St John Ambulance in Devon.
Subsequently, he led the effort to purchase land for the Westpoint Arena near Exeter, in order to host the Devon County Show. He escorted Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II during her visit to the Show in 1995, by which time the main ring had been named the Forrest Ring.
Family
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Category:People educated at Belhaven Hill School
Category:Graduates of Britannia Royal Naval College
Category:Royal Navy officers of World War II