Bidspirit auction | 50th Anniv The Golden Wedding

50th Anniv The Golden Wedding Year's Signed by Lord Lewin KG GCB LVO DSC. 21 April 97 Westminster Abbey 50th Anniv The Golden Wedding Year's Special Postmark. Personally Signed by Admiral of the Fleet Rt Hon Lord Lewin KG GCB LVO DSC. He spent much of World War II on HMS Ashanti: he served with distinction being mentioned in dispatches three times and being awarded the Distinguished Service Cross. He was given command of HMS Corunna in 1955. HM Yacht Britannia in 1957. HMS Urchin in 1962. HMS Tenby in 1963 and HMS Hermes in 1966. He was appointed Assistant Chief of the Naval Staff in 1968 and Flag Officer Second in Command Far East Fleet in 1969. In 1971 he became Vice Chief of the Naval Staff and in 1973 he went on to be Commander-in-Chief Fleet. In 1975 he was made Commander-in-Chief Naval Home Command. He was appointed First Sea Lord and Chief of Naval Staff in 1977. He was Chief of the Defence Staff and member of the War Cabinet during the Falklands War and it was for this role and also his longer term contribution to the restructuring of the Armed Forces in the 1980s that he was created a life peer. as Baron Lewin. of Greenwich in Greater London. and appointed a Knight of the Order of the Garter. Certified Copy no 6 of 9. Single Vendor RAF cover collection. Good condition. All autographs come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £5.99, EU from £7.99, Rest of World from £9.99