Sir Caspar John
(1903-1984), Admiral of the Fleet; son of Augustus JohnSitter in 6 portraits
As the son of Augustus John and his first wife Ida Nettleship (1877-1907), Caspar John had a bohemian and itinerant early childhood. To the surprise of his father, he decided to join the navy and entered naval college aged thirteen. He went on to become Admiral of the Fleet and Vice-Chief of Naval Staff to Mountbatten (1957). A pioneer in the Fleet Air Arm, he was the first naval aviator to rise to the position of First Sea Lord (1960-3).
Sir Caspar John; Augustus John; Philip Edward Morrell
by Lady Ottoline Morrell
vintage snapshot print, late 1924
NPG Ax141838
by Walter Stoneman
bromide print, 1955
NPG x168623
by Walter Bird
bromide print, 14 March 1963
NPG x87330
Related People
- Augustus Edwin John (father)
- Fenella John (niece)
- Gwendolen Mary ('Gwen') John (aunt)
- Henry John (brother)
- Robin John (brother)
- Sara John (niece)
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