Rear Admiral John Robert Hamilton Clink, CBE (born 18 February 1964) is a former Royal Navy officer who retired from the Royal Navy in 2018.
John Clink | |
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 John Clink in 2013 | |
| Born | 18 February 1964 |
| Allegiance | United Kingdom |
| Service | Royal Navy |
| Rank | Rear Admiral |
| Commands | Scotland, Northern England and Northern Ireland British Forces Gibraltar HMS Ark Royal HMS Kent HMS Archer Aberdeen Universities' Royal Naval Unit |
| Battles / wars | Iraq War War in Afghanistan |
| Awards | Commander of the Order of the British Empire Bronze Star Medal (United States) |
Early life and education
editClink was born on 18 February 1964. He was educated at Cheltenham Grammar School, then an all-boys state grammar school. He studied international security and strategy at King's College London, graduating with a Master of Arts (MA) degree in 2012.[1]
Naval career
editHe became commanding officer of the Aberdeen University Royal Naval Unit and its patrol boat HMS Archer in 1991, commanding officer of the frigate HMS Kent in 1998[2] and commanding officer of HMS Ark Royal in July 2008 before becoming Deputy Commander UK Maritime Forces in June 2011.[3] In the latter role he commanded Combined Task Force 150, a multinational naval task force working under a 25 nation coalition of Combined Maritime Forces based in Bahrain.[3] He went on to be Commander British Forces Gibraltar in November 2012, Flag Officer Scotland, Northern England, Northern Ireland in the rank of rear admiral in August 2014[4] and Flag Officer Sea Training in 2015.[5]
Clink was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in 2002[6] and Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the 2017 Birthday Honours.[7]
References
edit- ^ 'Clink, Rear Admiral John Robert Hamilton', Who's Who 2015, A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc, 2015
- ^ "Rear Admiral John Clink OBE". Anti-Submarine Warfare Instructors' Association. Retrieved 25 June 2016.
- ^ a b "Commodore John Clink is new CPF". Gibraltar Chronicle. 17 October 2012. Archived from the original on 19 August 2014. Retrieved 16 August 2014.
- ^ Listing compiled by historian Colin Mackie Archived 2012-03-15 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Naval Base Clyde welcomes new senior naval officer". Navy News. 23 July 2015. Retrieved 24 October 2015.
- ^ "No. 56734". The London Gazette (Supplement). 29 October 2002. p. 4.
- ^ "No. 61962". The London Gazette. 17 June 2017. p. B5.