Michael Le Fanu
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Admiral of the Fleet Sir Michael Le Fanu, GCB (August 2, 1913 - November 28, 1970) was a Royal Navy admiral and First Sea Lord, who was appointed in 1970 to become Chief of the Defence Staff but never held the office because he was suddenly discovered to be terminally ill and retired shortly before his death.
He is the subject of a biography entitled Dry Ginger by the author Richard Baker.
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- Michael Le Fanu Information. Retrieved on February 2, 2007.
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Third Sea Lord 1961–1965 |
Succeeded by Sir Horace Law |
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