Michael Villiers

Vice Admiral Sir John Michael Villiers, KCB, OBE (22 June 1907 – 1 January 1990) was a Royal Navy officer who went on to be Fourth Sea Lord.

[2] He served in the Second World War as Squadron Signal Officer and Flag Lieutenant to the Admiral commanding the Battle Cruiser Squadron and then transferred to the battleship HMS Warspite in which he took part in the Norwegian campaign.

[2] He joined the staff of Admiral Sir Bertram Ramsay for the planning of the invasion of Sicily in 1943 and then commanded the destroyer HMS Ursa in 1945.

[2] He commanded the aircraft carrier HMS Bulwark from 1954 and then became Chief of the Naval Staff for the Royal New Zealand Navy in 1958.

[2] After retiring from the Navy, he succeeded Sir George Erskine to become Lieutenant Governor of Jersey.