Paul Wijnberg Explained

Paul Alexander Wijnberg
Birth Date:	1934 12, df=yes
Death Place:	Somerset West
Allegiance:	South Africa South Africa
Children:	Mike, Allan, John and Simon
Serviceyears:	1998
Rank:	Rear Admiral
Commands:	FOC Naval Command East

Paul Alexander Wijnberg (born 19 December 19342 July 2013) was a senior South African naval officer.

Early life

He was schooled at Maritzburg College,^[1]

After joining the Navy he was sent in 1958 to to attend the Royal Naval Long Gunnery Officers’ Course. When he returned to South Africa he was appointed Officer Commanding Gunnery School.

He married Mary Wijnberg and had Mike, Allan, John and Simon Wijnberg

In 1973 he was posted to France as Naval Attache, for which he was awarded the Ordre Nationale de Mérite.

He commanded the frigate and in 1976 took part in the Bicentennial Celebrations.

He was appointed Flag Officer Naval Command East and promoted to the rank of Rear Admiral.^[2]

He retired in 1998 to a farm in Grabouw where he died on 2 July 2013.

Awards and decorations

• • • • • • • • Commander National Order of Merit (France)

Notes and References

1. Web site: Maritzburg College: Military. maritzburgcollege.org.za. Maritzburg College. 22 October 2014. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20140714164744/http://www.maritzburgcollege.org.za/mcob/military?showall=&start=3. 14 July 2014.
2. Book: Chris Bennett (admiral)

   . South African naval events : day-by-day, 1488 to 2009 . Naval Heritage Trust . Bennett. Chris . Chris Bennett (admiral) . 2011 . 9780620430142.