John Tolhurst
| John Tolhurst | |
|---|---|
| Born | 22 April 1943 |
| Allegiance |
 United Kingdom |
| Service/branch |
 Royal Navy |
| Years of service | 1961 - 1997 |
| Rank | Rear Admiral |
| Commands held |
HMS Berwick HMS Exeter HM Naval Base, Portsmouth HMS Invincible Scotland, Northern England and Northern Ireland |
| Awards | Companion of the Order of the Bath |
Rear Admiral John Gordon Tolhurst CB (born 22 April 1943) is a former Royal Navy officer who became Flag Officer Scotland, Northern England and Northern Ireland.
Naval career
Tolhurst joined the Royal Navy in 1961.[1] His first command was the frigate HMS Berwick: after that he was appointed Commanding Officer of the destroyer HMS Exeter in 1984,[2] Commodore of HMS Nelson, the Naval Base at Portsmouth, in 1988[3] and Captain of the aircraft carrier HMS Invincible in 1990.[2] He went on to be Flag Officer Sea Training in 1992 and Flag Officer Scotland, Northern England and Northern Ireland in 1996 before retiring in 1997.[3]
On retiring from Active Service, he became senior military officer at the Defence Export Services Organisation.[4] He subsequently set up his own Defence and Security consultancy business, specialising in exhibitions in those sectors. He is a Trustee of the Royal National Lifeboat Institution[5] and a Fellow of the Royal Aeronautical Association.
References
| Military offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Michael Boyce |
Flag Officer Sea Training September 1992–April 1996 |
Succeeded by Peter M. Franklyn |
| Preceded by Sir Christopher Morgan |
Flag Officer Scotland, Northern England and Northern Ireland 1996–1997 |
Succeeded by Michael Gregory |