Alan Scott-Moncrieff

Sir Alan Scott-Moncrieff
Born 1900
Died 1980
Allegiance  United Kingdom
Service/branch  Royal Navy
Years of service 1917–1958
Rank Admiral
Commands held HMS Enchantress
HMS Faulknor
HMS Superb
5th Cruiser Squadron
Far East Fleet
Battles/wars World War I
World War II
Korean War
Awards Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath
Commander of the Order of the British Empire
Distinguished Service Order

Admiral Sir Alan (Kenneth) Scott-Moncrieff KCB CBE DSO (1900–1980) was a Royal Navy officer who went on to be Commander-in-Chief, Far East Fleet.

Naval career

Scott-Moncrieff joined the Royal Navy in 1917.[1] He served in World War I as a midshipman in HMS Orion.[1]

He also served in World War II as Captain of HMS Enchantress and then as Chief Signals Officer to Admiral Lord Louis Mountbatten at Combined Operations Headquarters in 1941 before becoming Captain of HMS Faulknor in 1942.[1]

After the War he was made Chief of Staff to Admiral Sir Arthur Palliser, Commander-in-Chief in the East Indies and then commanded HMS Superb from 1949.[1] He was made Chairman of the Naval Advisory Committee at the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation in 1950 and Second-in-Command Far East Fleet and Commander of 5th Cruiser Squadron in 1951.[1] He was appointed Commander of the Commonwealth Naval Forces serving in the Korean War in 1952 and Admiral commanding the Reserves in 1953.[1] His last appointment was as Commander-in-Chief, Far East Station in 1955; in September 1955 he paid an official visit to Australia.[2] He retired in 1958.[1]

References

Military offices
Preceded by
Sir Charles Norris
Commander-in-Chief, Far East Fleet
19551957
Succeeded by
Sir Gerald Gladstone
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