George Vallings

Sir George Vallings
Born	31 May 1932 Nairobi, Kenya
Died	25 December 2007 (aged 75)
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Service/branch	Royal Navy
Years of service	1950 - 1987
Rank	Vice admiral
Commands held	HMS Defender HMS Apollo 2nd Frigate Squadron Scotland and Northern Ireland
Battles/wars	Korean War Suez Crisis
Awards	Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath

Vice Admiral Sir George Montague Francis Vallings KCB (31 May 1932 – 25 December 2007) was a Royal Navy officer who became Flag Officer, Scotland and Northern Ireland.

Naval career

Educated at Belhaven Hill School in Dunbar and the Royal Naval College, Dartmouth, Vallings joined the Royal Navy as a midshipman in 1950 and took part in the Korean War.^[1][2] He also saw action in the Suez Crisis in 1956.^[1] He was then given command of the destroyer Defender in 1967 and became executive officer of the destroyer Bristol in 1970.^[2] He was made naval attaché at the British High Commission in Canberra in 1975, commanding officer of HMS Apollo as well as captain of the 2nd Frigate Squadron in 1977 and Director of Operations and Trade at the Ministry of Defence in 1978.^[1] He went on to be Commodore on the River Clyde in 1980 and then Flag Officer Gibraltar in 1982.^[2] He was appointed Flag Officer, Scotland and Northern Ireland in 1985 before retiring in 1987.^[3][4]

In retirement he became Secretary of the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants.^[2]

Family

In 1964 he married Tessa Julia Cousins; they had three sons.^[2]

References

1. Obituary: Vice Admiral Sir George Vallings Daily Telegraph, 10 March 2008
2. Obituary: Vice Admiral Sir George Vallings The Times, 19 January 2009
3. Listing compiled by historian Colin Mackie
4. Vallings, Rear-Adm. Sir George (Montague Francis). Who Was Who 2016 (November 2015 online ed.). A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc.