Rear-Adm John Anthony Bell, CB , died unexpectedly while on holiday in Tunis
on 30 Apr, aged 79.
Who's Who entry:-
BELL, Rear-Adm John Anthony, CB 1977; Research Fellow, Exeter University,
1986-89, retired; Director, Naval Education Serives, 1975-78; Chief Naval
Instructor Officer, 1978-79.
Born 25 Nov 1924; son of Mathew Bell, Dundee, and Mary Ann EllenBell (nee
Goss), Lonodn; Married 1946, Eileen Joan Woodman; three daughteres.
Educated: St Ignatius College, Stamford Hill; London University. BA, Bsc,
LLB. Barrister, Gray's Inn, 1970.
RM 1943-45; Schoolmaster, RN, Instructor Lt, Courses, Reserve Fleet, service
with RAN, 1945-52; HMS Implacable, Theseus, Admiralty, HMS Excellent,
1952-59; HMS Centaur, RN Staff Course, Staff to SACLANDT, USA, Directing
Staff, RN Staff Courses, Western Fleet, 1959-69; Naval Education Service,
Director, Dept of Naval Oceanography & Meteorology, 1969-75; Instructor
Captain, 1969, Rear-Adm, 1975.
Education Sec of the BBC, 1979-83; Dep Chairman; Police Complaints Board,
1983-85; (Discipline), Police Complaints Authority, 1985-86; Vice Chairman,
Education Foundation for Visual Arts, 1986-88; Member, BBC Education Cttee,
1975-79; C&G Policy Cttee, 1975-79; TEC, 1976-79; Cert of Extended Education
Cttee, DES, 1978-79; FEFCE SW Cttee, 1993-?.
President Sea Cadet Corps, Gravesend, 1982-84; Vice-Pres, United Services
Catholic Assoc, 1979-?; National Vice-Pres, RN Assoc, 1983. Chairman: Kent
EC Cttee, 1982-84; RNLI, Wellington, 1988-?. Vice-Chm, Board (formerly
Court) of Governors, London Guildhall University (formerly City of London
Poly), 1984-?; Governor, SOAS, London University, 1975-79; Somerset College
of Arts & Technology, 1987-? (Vice-Chm of Goves, 1989-?); London College of
Furniture, 1988-90; Editor-in-Chief, Education medial Internationa, 1988-?.
KSG, 1983.
Recreations: swimming, wines, travelling, France.
