Christopher Hockley

Rear Admiral Christopher John Hockley, CBE DL (born 24 August 1959) is a retired Royal Navy officer who was Flag Officer Scotland, Northern England and Northern Ireland from September 2011 to November 2014.

Christopher Hockley
Hockley in 2014
Born	(1959-08-24) 24 August 1959 (age 65) Orpington, London, England
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Service / branch	Royal Navy
Years of service	1979–2014
Rank	Rear Admiral
Commands	Scotland, Northern England and Northern Ireland HMNB Clyde
Battles / wars	Gulf War
Awards	Commander of the Order of the British Empire

Naval career

Educated at Dulwich College,^[1] Hockley joined the Royal Navy in 1979^[2] and subsequently specialised in engineering.^[3] He was appointed Deputy Team Leader for the Future Aircraft Carrier Project in 1999, Military Assistant to the Chief of Defence Procurement in 2002 and Through Life Support Director at the Defence Logistics Organisation in 2005.^[4] He was made base commander at HMNB Clyde in October 2007,^[5] and became Flag Officer, Scotland, Northern England and Northern Ireland in the rank of rear admiral in September 2011.^[6]

Hockley was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the 2014 New Year Honours^[7] and is a Deputy Lieutenant of Aberdeenshire.^[8]

References

1. Dulwich College Year Book 2009^{[permanent dead link]}
2. "No. 49559". The London Gazette (Supplement). 5 December 1983. p. 16119.
3. "No. 53363". The London Gazette (Supplement). 5 July 1993. p. 11365.
4. Debrett's People of Today
5. New commander for Clyde base Archived 23 October 2012 at the Wayback Machine Evening Times, 4 October 2007
6. Listing compiled by historian Colin Mackie Archived March 15, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
7. "No. 60728". The London Gazette (Supplement). 31 December 2013. p. 5.
8. Vice Lord-Lieutenant and Deputy Lieutenants

Military offices
Preceded by Martin Alabaster	Flag Officer Scotland, Northern England and Northern Ireland 2011–2014	Succeeded by John Clink