Alexander Bingley
Sir Alexander Bingley | |
|---|---|
| Nickname(s) | Alec |
| Born | 15 February 1905 |
| Died | 28 September 1972(aged 67) |
| Allegiance | United Kingdom |
| Service/ | Royal Navy |
| Years of service | 1918–1963 |
| Rank | Admiral |
| Commands held | Allied Command Channel(1961–63) Commander-in-Chief, Portsmouth(1961–63) Allied Forces Mediterranean(1959–61) Mediterranean Fleet(1959–61) Flag Officer, Aircraft Carriers(1958–59) HMSEagle(1952–53) HMSNabaron(1945) HMSBiter(1944) HMSSlinger(1943–44) |
| Battles/wars | Second World War |
| Awards | Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath Officer of the Order of the British Empire |
| Spouse(s) | |
AdmiralSir Alexander Noel Campbell Bingley,GCB,OBE(15 February 1905 – 28 September 1972) was aRoyal Navyofficer who served asCommander-in-Chief, PortsmouthandAllied Command Channelfrom 1961 to 1963.
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Bingley joined theRoyal Navyas a cadet in 1918.[1]
Bingley served in theSecond World Waron the staff of the commander-in-chief,Home Fleet.[1]He went on to be captain of theaircraft carrierHMSSlingerin 1943, of the aircraft carrierHMSBiterin 1944, and of theMobile Naval Air BaseHMSNabaronin 1945.[1]
After the war, Bingley was appointed deputy director of air warfare.[1]He went on to bechief of staffto the flag officer (air) and then commander of the aircraft carrierHMSEaglein 1952.[1]He was appointedFifth Sea Lordand deputy chief of Naval Staff (Air) in 1954 andFlag Officer, Aircraft Carriersin 1958.[1]He was madecommander-in-chief, Mediterranean FleetandNATOcommanderAllied Forces Mediterraneanin 1959 and thenCommander-in-Chief, Portsmouthand Allied Commander-in-Chief, Channel in 1961; he retired in 1963.[1]
Personal life[edit]
Bingley marriedJuliet Martin Vickin 1948. After his death she resumed her career as a social worker after a gap of 28 years, and was appointed aMember of the Order of the British Empirein 1970. They had three children,[2]and lived atHoddesdoninHertfordshire.[3]
References[edit]
- ^abcdefgLiddell Hart Centre for Military Archives
- ^Lennard-Jones, John (7 March 2013). "Bingley [née Vick], Juliet Martin, Lady Bingley (1925–2005), social worker".Oxford Dictionary of National Biography 2005–2008.Oxford UP. pp. 102–104.ISBN9780199671540.
- ^"The Sheredes Project".Archived fromthe originalon 6 October 2011.Retrieved24 July2010.