Paul Wijnberg
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Paul Alexander Wijnberg | |
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| Born | 19 December 1934 |
| Died | 2 July 2013 (aged 78) Somerset West |
| Allegiance | |
| Service/ |  South African Navy |
| Years of service | c. 1958-1998 |
| Rank | Rear Admiral |
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| Children | |
Paul Alexander Wijnberg (19 December 1934 - 2 July 2013) was a senior South African naval officer.
Early life[]
He was schooled at Maritzburg College,[1]
After joining the Navy he was sent in 1958 to HMS Excellent to attend the Royal Naval Long Gunnery Officers’ Course. When he returned to South Africa he was appointed Officer Commanding SAN Gunnery School.
He married Mary Wijnberg and had Mike, Allan, John and Simon Wijnberg
In 1973 he was posted to France as Naval Attache, for which he was awarded the Ordre Nationale de Mérite.
He commanded the frigate SAS President Kruger (F150) and in 1976 took part in the US Bicentennial Celebrations.
In 1977, he was appointed Director Force Development for the South African Defence Force at Defence Headquarters in Pretoria. In 1978 he was promoted to the rank of Commodore and in December 1980 he was appointed Officer Commanding Naval Command Natal.[2]
He was appointed Flag Officer Naval Command East and promoted to the rank of Rear Admiral.[3]
He retired in 1998 to a farm in Grabouw on chosen farm. He died on 2 July 2013.
References[]
- ^ "Maritzburg College: Military". maritzburgcollege.org.za. Maritzburg College. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 22 October 2014.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2014-07-14. Retrieved 2014-10-22.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ Bennett, Chris (2011). South African naval events : day-by-day, 1488 to 2009. Naval Heritage Trust. ISBN 9780620430142.
- South African admirals
- 1934 births
- 2013 deaths
- Alumni of Maritzburg College
- Recipients of the National Order of Merit (France)