Lieutenant Commander Harry O’Grady MBE Royal Navy.
Entered on National Service 1947, promoted to officer (SD)(X)(PR) having served as PO in HMS CRANE (Suez Crisis). Later qualified as D. Early officer appointments HMS GAMBIA, ARK ROYAL, EAGLE, 899 NAS (Sea Vixens) and FO Gibraltar. Exploits in 892 NAS (F4 Phantoms) featured in Rowland White’s “Phoenix Squadron”. Served subsequently HMS BLAKE and as OIC Aircraft Direction School (twice). MBE 1981, D in 899 NAS (FRS1 SHAR) whilst Squadron prepared to deploy to South Atlantic 1982.
Final appointment at FO Portsmouth, retiring 1983.
Died 27 December 2014, aged 86.