What is Derek Reffell?
{{Infobox military person |name= Sir Derek Reffell |image= |caption= |birth_date= {{birth date and age|1928|10|06|df=yes}} |birth_place= |death_place= |placeofburial= |nickname= |allegiance= United Kingdom |branch= [[Royal Navy]] |serviceyears= |rank= [[Admiral (Royal Navy)|Admiral]] |unit= |commands= [[Third Sea Lord|Controller of the Navy]]<br/>{{HMS|Hermes|R12|6}}<br/>{{HMS|Sirius|F40|6}} |battles= |awards= [[Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath]] |relations= |laterwork= [[Governor of Gibraltar]] (1989–93) }} {{Infobox viceroy styles | image= [[File:Flag of the Governor of Gibraltar.svg|150px]] | name= Sir Derek Reffell<br>(1989–1993) | dipstyle= His Excellency | offstyle= Your Excellency }} [[Admiral (Royal Navy)|Admiral]] '''Sir Derek Roy Reffell''', {{postnominals|country=GBR|size=100%|KCB}} (born 6 October 1928) is a former [[Royal Navy]] officer.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.hmssirius.info/admiral_reffell.htm |title=The view from the Captain's cabin |access-date=2022-03-27 |archive-date=2015-09-24 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924030752/http://www.hmssirius.info/admiral_reffell.htm |url-status=dead }}</ref> He was [[Commander Amphibious Task Group|Commodore, Amphibious Warfare]], from 1978 to 1979. He became [[Third Sea Lord|Controller of the Navy]] in 1984 and was [[Governor of Gibraltar]] 1989–1993. ==References== {{reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Reffell, Derek}} [[Category:1928 births]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:British military people]] [[Category:Governors of Gibraltar]] {{bio-stub}}