What is Edward Ashmore?
[[Admiral of the Fleet (Royal Navy)|Admiral of the Fleet]] '''Sir Edward Beckwith Ashmore''' (11 December 1919 &ndash; 28 April 2016) was a senior [[Royal Navy]] officer. He was born in [[Cobh|Queenstown]], Ireland. He was in active service in the [[World War II|Second World War]]. He later commanded two [[frigates]] before achieving high command in the Navy. He served as [[First Sea Lord]] and Chief of the Naval Staff in the mid-1970s. He went on to be [[Chief of the Defence Staff (United Kingdom)|Chief of the Defence Staff]], serving briefly. In retirement he became a Director of [[Racal|Racal Electronics]] and a Governor of [[London Charterhouse#Almshouse and School|Suttons Hospital]] in [[London]]. Ashmore died on 28 April 2016 in London at the age of 96.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://announcements.telegraph.co.uk/deaths/202319/ashmore|title=Ashmore|publisher=The Telegraph|access-date=2 May 2016|archive-date=5 May 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160505131136/http://announcements.telegraph.co.uk/deaths/202319/ashmore|url-status=dead}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Ashmore, Edward}} [[Category:1919 births]] [[Category:2016 deaths]] [[Category:British military personnel of World War II]] [[Category:Royal Navy officers]] {{bio-stub}}