Roger Ainsley

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Roger Ainsley
BornSeptember 1950
AllegianceUnited Kingdom
Service/branchRoyal Navy
RankRear Admiral
Commands heldHMS Exeter
HMS Liverpool

Rear Admiral Roger Stewart Ainsley (born September 1950) is a former Royal Navy officer who served as Flag Officer Sea Training.

Naval career[edit]

Ainsley became commanding officer of the destroyer HMS Exeter in 1988,[1] commanding officer of the destroyer HMS Liverpool and commander of the 3rd Destroyer Squadron in July 1995 and Chief of Staff to the Commander, Surface Flotilla in 2000.[2] He went on to be Commodore, Portsmouth Flotilla in March 2002 and Flag Officer Sea Training in April 2004 before retiring in June 2006.[2]

In 2012, Ainsley attempted to become the Conservative Party candidate for the Hampshire and Isle of Wight Police and Crime Commissioner.[3]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Exeter's Sea Cadets". Exeter Meries. Retrieved 26 November 2017.
  2. ^ a b Mackie, Colin. "Senior Royal Navy Appointments from 1865" (PDF). Gulabin. Colin Mackie. Retrieved 18 March 2017.
  3. ^ Home, Conservative (31 May 2012). "Michael Mates seeks nomination for Hampshire police commissioner". Conservative Home.
Military offices
Preceded by Flag Officer Sea Training
2004–2006
Succeeded by