What is William O'Brien (Royal Navy officer)?
[[File:William O'Brien (1970).jpg|thumb|O'Brien in 1970]] [[Admiral (Royal Navy)|Admiral]] Sir '''William Donough O'Brien''' (13 November 1916 &ndash; 19 February 2016) was a [[British people|British]] military leader. He was the [[Commander-in-Chief]] of the [[Western Fleet (United Kingdom)|Western Fleet]]. He was then appointed [[Naval Secretary]] in 1964.<ref>Whitaker's Almanack 1965</ref> He was appointed Flag Officer Aircraft Carriers in 1966, Commander-in-Chief of the [[Eastern Fleet|Far East Fleet]] in 1967 and Commander-in-Chief of the [[Western Fleet (United Kingdom)|Western Fleet]] in 1970. He [[retire]]d in 1971. O'Brien died on 19 February 2016 from complications of [[pneumonia]]. He had also been suffering from [[Alzheimer's disease]]. He was 99.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://announcements.telegraph.co.uk/deaths/200021/o%27brien|title=O'Brien|publisher=The Telegraph|access-date=27 February 2016|archive-date=8 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160308112637/http://announcements.telegraph.co.uk/deaths/200021/o%27brien|url-status=dead}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:O'Brien, William (Royal Navy officer)}} [[Category:1916 births]] [[Category:2016 deaths]] [[Category:British admirals]] [[Category:British military personnel of World War II]] {{bio-stub}}