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James Jungius

James Jungius

Royal Navy admiral (1923–2020)

Vice Admiral Sir James George Jungius KBE DL (15 November 1923 – 14 October 2020) was a Royal Navy officer who became Deputy Supreme Allied Commander Atlantic.

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Educated at the Royal Naval College, Dartmouth, Jungius was commissioned a sub-lieutenant on 1 February 1943.[1] He served in the Royal Navy during World War II and took part on commando operations in the Adriatic Sea.[2] During the Italian Campaign, he took part in the capture of Termoli in Operation Devon, for which he was mentioned in dispatches.[3]

He was promoted to lieutenant-commander on 1 December 1951,[4] and to commander on 31 December 1955.[5] He took command of the destroyer HMS Wizard during the Suez Crisis in 1956.[6] Promoted to captain on 30 June 1963,[7] he was appointed Assistant Naval attaché in Washington D. C. in 1968 and Captain of the aircraft carrier HMS Albion in 1971.[8]

Jungius was promoted to rear admiral on 7 July 1972 and appointed Assistant Chief of the Naval Staff (Operational Requirements) the same year.[9][2] He was promoted to vice-admiral on 8 September 1974,[10] and was appointed Deputy Supreme Allied Commander Atlantic from January 1975. He was knighted as a Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire (KBE) in the 1977 New Year Honours,[11] and was appointed the Supreme Allied Commander Atlantic's Representative in Europe in 1978.[2] He retired on 21 April 1980.[12]

In retirement he became Deputy Lieutenant of Cornwall.[2]

He died on 14 October 2020 at the age of 96.[13]

Family

In 1949, he married Rosemary Frances Turquand Matthey: they have three sons.[2] Lady Jungius died in 2005.[14]

References

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    "No. 35892". The London Gazette. 5 February 1943. p. 661.
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    Debrett's People of Today 1994
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    "No. 36345". The London Gazette (Supplement). 21 January 1944. p. 479.
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    "No. 39430". The London Gazette. 1 January 1952. p. 70.
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    "No. 40687". The London Gazette. 17 January 1956. p. 364.
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    Britain's Small Wars Archived 5 February 2009 at the Wayback Machine
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    "No. 43056". The London Gazette. 16 July 1963. p. 5993.
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    Bulwark Albion & Centaur Association
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    "No. 45728". The London Gazette (Supplement). 18 July 1972. p. 8571.
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    "No. 46403". The London Gazette (Supplement). 18 November 1974. p. 11365.
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    "No. 47102". The London Gazette (Supplement). 30 December 1976. p. 5.
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    "No. 48163". The London Gazette (Supplement). 21 April 1980. p. 5963.
  13. [13]
    Jungius, Ian (16 October 2020). "Jungius". The Telegraph. London. Retrieved 23 October 2020.
  14. [14]
    Lady Jungius, wife of Vice-Admiral Sir James Jungius, KBE Archived 27 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine Daily Telegraph, 23 April 2005
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