What is John Treacher?
{{Infobox military person |name =Sir John Treacher |image =John Treacher (1977).jpg |caption =John Treacher (1977) |birth_date ={{Birth date|1924|09|23|df=yes}} |death_date ={{Death date and age|2018|4|30|1924|9|23|df=yes}} |birth_place = |death_place = |placeofburial = |placeofburial_label = |placeofburial_coordinates = <!-- {{Coord|LAT|LONG|display=inline,title}} --> |nickname = |birth_name = |allegiance ={{flagicon|United Kingdom}} [[United Kingdom]] |branch =[[File:Naval Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg|23px]] [[Royal Navy]] |serviceyears =1941–1977 |rank =[[Admiral (Royal Navy)|Admiral]] |servicenumber = |unit = |commands =[[HMS Eagle (R05)|HMS ''Eagle'']]<br/>[[Commander-in-Chief Fleet|Fleet]] |battles =[[World War II]]<br/>[[Korean War]] |battles_label = |awards =[[Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath]] |relations = |laterwork = |signature = }} [[Admiral (Royal Navy)|Admiral]] '''Sir John Devereux Treacher''' {{post-nominals|country=GBR|KCB}} (23 September 1924 – 30 April 2018) was a British naval officer. He served as [[Commander-in-Chief Fleet]] from 1975 to 1977. In retirement he became [[Chief Executive]] of [[National Car Parks]]. He was also Deputy Chairman of [[Westland Helicopters|Westland Group]] and a Director of [[Meggitt]]. He was named chairman of London's Playboy Club in an attempt to secure a gambling license that had been denied over concerns regarding his predecessor.<ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/1981/10/06/zf-playboy-in-london-loses-casino-fight.html ''New York Times'' October 6,1981]{{Dead link|date=September 2021 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> Treacher died on 30 April 2018 at the age of 93.<ref>{{cite news |last= |first= |date=3 May 2018 |title=Admiral Sir John Treacher obituary |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/obituaries/2018/05/03/admiral-sir-john-treacher-obituary/ |work=[[The Daily Telegraph]] |location= |access-date= }}</ref> == References == {{reflist