D. B. H. Wildish


Denis Bryan Harvey "Dick" Wildish CB was a vice admiral in the Royal Navy. He was born in Kent and was the son of Rear Admiral Sir Henry William Wildish, who also served in the Royal Navy.

Biography

Wildish was Superintendent of HM Dockyard, Devonport, and Director General of Personal Services and Naval Training. He was promoted to vice admiral in 1970 and assumed the position of Director General of Personal Services and Naval Training and Deputy Second Sea Lord. He retired in 1972. He married Leslie Henrietta Jacob, second daughter of Captain C.W. Jacob, and Mrs Jacob, of Merle Dene, Bidston; they had two daughters. He turned 100 in December 2014. He died on 2 April 2017 at the age 102.