Rear Admiral Guy Jamieson PG SM MMM is a retired South African Navy officer, served as Deputy Chief of the South African Navy.
David Guy Jamieson | |
|---|---|
| Allegiance |  South Africa |
| Service |  South African Navy |
| Years of service | 1978–2020 |
| Rank | Rear Admiral |
| Service number | 76444652PE |
| Commands |
|
| Awards |           |
Military career
editHe joined the Navy in 1978 after completing school at Hilton College.[1] He has commanded two Warrior class strike craft, the SAS Adam Kok and the SAS Jan Smuts as well as the Strike Craft Squadron[1] from 1997 to 1999.[2] He was promoted Captain in 2000 and assigned to the Corvette project as a Deputy Project Officer. He became the Officer Commanding of the first Corvette SAS Amatola (F145) in 2003.[3][4] In 2009 he was appointed SSO (Senior Staff Officer) Surface Warfare.[5]
He was appointed Chief of Fleet Staff and promoted to rear admiral (junior grade) on 1 November 2011.[6] He took over as Deputy Chief of the Navy on 1 April 2017.[7]
Awards and decorations
edit
iPhrothiya yeGolide (Golden Protea) (PG)
Southern Cross Medal (1975) (SM)
Military Merit Medal (MMM)
Pro Patria Medal
Southern Africa Medal
General Service Medal (South Africa)
Unitas (Unity) Medal
Medalje vir Troue Diens (Medal for Loyal Service) (40 Year Clasp)- Medalje vir Troue Diens (Medal for Loyal Service) (30 Year Clasp)
Good Service Medal (Silver (20 Years))
Good Service Medal (Bronze (10 Years))
References
edit- ^ a b Letaoana, Lebohang (April 2006). "The commissioning of SAS AMATOLA" (PDF). SA Soldier. 13 (4): 16.
- ^ "Jamieson is new SA Navy deputy chief". DefenceWeb. 20 July 2017. Retrieved 12 January 2018.
- ^ "DOD Bulletin 2003: SAS Amatola handed over". Defence Corporate Communication. RSA Department of Defence. 2 October 2003. Archived from the original on 29 November 2014. Retrieved 26 November 2014.
- ^ Roelf, Wendell (17 February 2006). "First of navy's patrol corvettes launched". iol.co.za. IOL News. Retrieved 26 November 2014.
- ^ "APPOINTMENTS AND/OR PROMOTIONS OF COLS/CAPTS (SAN) IN THE SANDF: 2008/2009" (published 26 September 2008). 2008. Archived from the original on 20 December 2016. Retrieved 9 December 2016.
- ^ Engelbrecht, Leon (23 October 2011). "Appointments and/or promotions of Brig Gen/R Adm (JG) and Maj Gen/R Adm". Defenceweb. Retrieved 20 November 2014.
- ^ Helfrich, Kim (2016). "New JOps deputy chief named, but no word on a new Chief" (published 2 December 2016).
 | This biographical article related to the South African military is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |