Terence Lewin

Admiral of the Fleet The Right Honourable The Lord Lewin
Admiral Sir Terence Lewin
Born	(1920-11-19)19 November 1920 Dover, Kent, England
Died	23 January 1999(1999-01-23) (aged 78) Ufford, Suffolk, England
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Service/branch	Royal Navy
Years of service	1939–1982
Rank	Admiral of the Fleet
Commands held	Chief of the Defence Staff First Sea Lord Naval Home Command Commander-in-Chief Fleet HMS Hermes HMS Tenby HMS Urchin HMS Corunna
Battles/wars	Second World War Falklands War
Awards	Knight Companion of the Order of the Garter Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath Lieutenant of the Royal Victorian Order Distinguished Service Cross Mentioned in Despatches (3)

Admiral of the Fleet Terence Thornton Lewin, Baron Lewin, KG, GCB, LVO, DSC (19 November 1920 – 23 January 1999) was a Royal Navy officer. He served in the Second World War and then commanded a destroyer, the Royal yacht, two frigates and an aircraft carrier before achieving higher command. He was First Sea Lord and Chief of the Naval Staff in the late 1970s and in that role he worked hard to secure a decent wage for servicemen and helped win them a 32% pay rise. He went on to be Chief of the Defence Staff during the Falklands War, serving as chief war planner and as Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher's chief advisor during the war. He was also the first Chief of Defence Staff to act as head of the Armed Forces rather than just Chairman of the Chiefs of Staff Committee.