Niall Kilgour

Rear Admiral Niall Stuart Roderick Kilgour, CB (born 4 March 1950) is a former Royal Navy officer who served as Commander Operations and Rear Admiral, Submarines.

Niall Kilgour
Born	4 March 1950
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Service/branch	Royal Navy
Years of service	1968–2004
Rank	Rear Admiral
Commands held	Commander Operations 6th Frigate Squadron HMS Montrose HMS Norfolk
Battles/wars	Sierra Leone Civil War
Awards	Companion of the Order of the Bath Queen's Commendation for Valuable Service

Naval career

Educated at Hazelwood School and later Pangbourne College,[1] Kilgour joined the Royal Navy in 1968 and had a distinguished career as a submariner. On leaving submarines, he went on to be Commanding Officer of the frigates HMS Norfolk and HMS Montrose – the latter of which came with the post of Captain of the 6th Frigate Squadron. In 1998 he was appointed as Commander Amphibious Task Group, and became Commander Operations. He served as part of the British military intervention in the Sierra Leone Civil War in 2000, for which he was awarded a Queen's Commendation for Valuable Service.[2] In 2001 he was appointed Flag Officer Submarines before becoming Rear Admiral Submarines (RASM) in February 2002.[3] He retired in June 2004.[3]

Retirement

In retirement Kilgour became Chief Executive of The Hurlingham Club.[4]

References

1. "The 57th OP Dinner". 18 April 2010. Retrieved 25 December 2016.
2. "No. 56168". The London Gazette (Supplement). 6 April 2001. p. 4246.
3. Senior Royal Navy appointments Archived 11 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine
4. Northey, Ruth (3 January 2012). Whitaker's Almanack 2012. London: A & C Black. p. 648. ISBN 9781408130124. Retrieved 21 November 2014.