Sir Andrew Lewis
Birth nameAndrew MacKenzie Lewis
Born24 January 1918[1]
Gilston, Hertfordshire, England
Died8 November 1993(1993-11-08) (aged 75)
Finchingfield, Essex
Allegiance United Kingdom
Service/branch Royal Navy
RankAdmiral
Commands heldCommander-in-Chief Naval Home Command
Battles/warsWorld War II
AwardsKnight Commander of the Order of the Bath;
Knight of the Order of St John

Admiral Sir Andrew MacKenzie Lewis KCB JP (24 January 1918 – 8 November 1993) was Commander-in-Chief Naval Home Command.

Lewis joined the Royal Navy and fought in World War II being mentioned in despatches for his service in HMS Ashanti.[2]

He was appointed Director-General, Weapons (Naval) at the Ministry of Defence in 1965[3] and Flag Officer, Flotillas for the Western Fleet in 1968.[4] He went on to be Second Sea Lord and Chief of Naval Personnel in 1970[5] and Commander-in-Chief Naval Home Command in 1972;[6] he retired in 1974.[7]

In retirement he became Chairman of the Essex Water Company, later Essex and Suffolk Water Company. Between 1976 and 1977 he was Chairman of the Royal Navy Club of 1765 & 1785 (United 1889).[8]

Lewis was also Lord Lieutenant of Essex from 1978 to 1992.[9] He died in 1993.[1]

Family

In 1943 he married Rachel Elizabeth Leatham:[10] their elder son is the Very Reverend Christopher Lewis, Dean of Christ Church, Oxford.[10]

References

  1. 1 2 "Admiral Sir Andrew Lewis K.C.B., J.P." Essex Journal. Phillimore. 1994. p. 3.
  2. ↑ "No. 35007". The London Gazette (Supplement). 3 December 1940. p. 6915.
  3. ↑ Whitaker's Almanack 1966
  4. ↑ Whitaker's Almanack 1969
  5. ↑ Whitaker's Almanack 1970
  6. ↑ Whitaker's Almanack 1973
  7. ↑ Whitaker's Almanack 1975
  8. ↑ Royal Navy Club of 1765 & 1785 (United 1889) Archived 31 August 2018 at the Wayback Machine.
  9. ↑ The Artists' General Benevolent Institution Annual Exhibition 1992 Catalogue Page 22
  10. 1 2 Lewis, Very Rev. Christopher Andrew PhD in Who's Who 2008 (A & C Black, 2008; online edn, Oxford University Press, Dec 2007) online (subscription required). Retrieved 12 August 2008
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