Martin Lucey
Martin Noel Lucey CB Distinguished [Service Cross |DSC] was a Royal Navy officer who became Flag Officer Scotland, Northern [England, Northern Ireland|Flag Officer, Scotland and Northern Ireland] and Admiral President [Royal Naval College, Greenwich].
Naval career
Educated at Gresham's School, Holt, Norfolk, Lucey entered the Royal Navy in 1938. He served in the Second World War being promoted lieutenant in 1941 and being awarded the DSC in 1944. He became commanding officer of the frigate HMS Puma as well as captain of the 7th Frigate Squadron in early 1966, director of Seamen Officer Appointments later that year, and Senior [Naval Officer West Indies] in 1968. He went on to be Admiral President [Royal Naval College, Greenwich] in 1970 and Flag Officer Scotland, [Northern England, Northern Ireland|Flag Officer, Scotland and Northern Ireland] in 1972 before retiring in 1974.In retirement Lucey lived in Houghton, West Sussex, and died on 8 July 1992.