Lord Mountbatten leaves Royal Navy after 46 years
1959 - ADMIRAL OF THE FLEET LEAVES THE NAVY AFTER FORTY-SIX YEARS SERVICE Admiral of the Fleet EARL MOUNTBATTEN left the Navy yesterday after 46 years service, during which he rose from a 13-year-old cadet to First Sea Lord. At the end of June Earl Mountbatten becomes chairman of the Defence Committee. PHOTO SHOWS: Earl Mounbatten, with Nelson look, says farewell at an Admiralty Press conference yesterday
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