What is Michael Layard?
[[Admiral (United Kingdom)|Admiral]] '''Sir Michael Henry Gordon Layard''', {{postnominals|country=GBR|size=100%|sep=,|KCB|CBE}} (born 3 January 1936) is a retired senior [[Royal Navy]] officer. He was the [[Second Sea Lord]] from 1992 to 1995. He was Governor of [[Pangbourne College]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://oldpangbournian.co.uk/op-admiral-and-college-governor-criticises-defence-review/|title=OP Admiral and College Governor criticises defence review|publisher=Old Pangbournian Society|access-date=9 September 2015}}{{Dead link|date=May 2024 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> He studied at [[Pangbourne College]] and the [[Britannia Royal Naval College]]. Layard was [[Commissioned officer|commissioned]] into the [[Royal Navy]] in 1954.<ref name=debrett>Debretts People of Today 1994</ref> Layard became Commander of [[RNAS Culdrose (HMS Seahawk)|RNAS ''Culdrose'']] in 1982. ==References== {{reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Layard, Michael}} [[Category:1936 births]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:British admirals]] {{bio-stub}}