Gwynedd Pritchard Explained

Gwynedd Pritchard
Birth Date:18 June 1924
Death Date:July 2012
Death Place:Dorset County Hospital
Allegiance:United Kingdom
Branch:Royal Navy
Serviceyears:1942–1981
Rank:Rear Admiral
Battles:Second World War
Awards:Companion of the Order of the Bath

Rear Admiral Gwynedd Idris Pritchard CB (18 June 1924–July 2012) was a Royal Navy officer who served as Flag Officer Sea Training.

Naval career

Educated at Wyggeston School in Leicester, Pritchard joined the Royal Navy in 1942 during the Second World War.[1] He became commanding officer of the frigate HMS Phoebe in February 1970. He was appointed Director of Naval Operations and Trade under the Ministry of Defence Naval Staff in November 1972 to July 1974 and Captain of the School of Maritime Operations in October 1974.[1] He went on to be Flag Officer Sea Training in November 1976[2] and Flag Officer Gibraltar in January 1979 before retiring in January 1981.[1] Pritchard was appointed a Companion of the Order of the Bath in the 1981 New Year Honours. He died in July 2012.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Who's Who 2010, A & C Black, 2010,
  2. Web site: Mackie. Colin. Senior Royal Navy Appointments from 1865. Gulabin. Colin Mackie. 18 March 2017.
  3. Web site: Tributes pour in for former councillor Gwyn Pritchard. 5 July 2012. Dorset Echo. 28 November 2017.