| Sir Andrew Lewis | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1918 |
| Died | 1993 (aged 74–75) |
| Allegiance |
 United Kingdom |
| Service/branch |
 Royal Navy |
| Rank | Admiral |
| Commands held | Naval Home Command |
| Battles/wars | World War II |
| Awards |
Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath; Knight of the Order of St John |
Admiral Sir Andrew Mackenzie Lewis KCB JP (1918–1993) was Commander-in-Chief Naval Home Command.
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Lewis joined the Royal Navy and fought in World War II being mentioned in despatches for his service in HMS Ashanti.[1]
He was appointed Director-General, Weapons (Naval) at the Ministry of Defence in 1965[2] and Flag Officer, Flotillas for the Western Fleet in 1968.[3] He went on to be Second Sea Lord and Chief of Naval Personnel in 1970[4] and Commander-in-Chief Naval Home Command in 1972;[5] he retired in 1974.[6]
In retirement he became Chairman of the Essex Water Company, later Essex and Suffolk Water Company. Between 1976 and 1977 he was Chairman of the Royal Navy Club of 1765 & 1785 (United 1889).[7]
Lewis was also Lord Lieutenant of Essex from 1978 to 1992.[8] He died in 1993.
Family[]
In 1943 he married Rachel Elizabeth Leatham[9](died 1983): their elder son is the Very Reverend Christopher Lewis, Dean of Christ Church, Oxford,[10] and their younger son, David, is a shipbroker.
References[]
- ↑ "No. 35007". 3 December 1940. https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/35007/page/
- ↑ Whitaker's Almanack 1966
- ↑ Whitaker's Almanack 1969
- ↑ Whitaker's Almanack 1970
- ↑ Whitaker's Almanack 1973
- ↑ Whitaker's Almanack 1975
- ↑ Royal Navy Club of 1765 & 1785 (United 1889).
- ↑ The Artists' General Benevolent Institution Annual Exhibition 1992 Catalogue Page 22
- ↑ Anglefire.com
- ↑ 'LEWIS, Very Rev. Christopher Andrew PhD' in Who's Who 2008 (A & C Black, 2008; online edn, Oxford University Press, Dec 2007)
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