Sir Desmond Cassidi | |
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Born | 26 January 1925 |
Died | 10 October 2019 | (aged 94)
Allegiance | United Kingdom |
Service/ | Royal Navy |
Years of service | 1938–1985 |
Rank | Admiral |
Commands held | Naval Home Command Naval Air Command Naval Manpower and Training Carriers and Amphibious Ships HMS Ark Royal 2nd Frigate Squadron HMS Undaunted HMS Whitby 820 Naval Air Squadron |
Battles/wars | Second World War |
Awards | Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath |
Admiral Sir Arthur Desmond Cassidi, GCB (26 January 1925 – 10 October 2019) was a Royal Navy officer who served as Commander-in-Chief Naval Home Command from 1983 to 1984.
In 1950, Cassidi married Sheelagh Marie Scott; they had one son and two daughters.[6] Following the death of his first wife, he married Deborah Marion Pollock in 1982.[6]
Cassidi lived near Langport in Somerset.[7]
He died on 10 October 2019 at the age of 94.[8]