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[[Vice Admiral]] '''James Wilfred Jefford''' [[Order of the Bath|CB]], [[Order of the British Empire|CBE]] (22 March 1901 – 1 January 1980) was the first [[Chief of Naval Staff (Pakistan)|Commander-in-Chief]] of the [[Royal Pakistan Navy]], serving from its inception in 1947 until 1953. Most of his early career was in the [[Royal Indian Navy]].<br />
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{{Infobox officeholder<br />
| name = James Wilfred Jefford<br />
| succeeded = [[Vice-Admiral|VAdm]] [[HMS Choudri]]<br />
| preceded = Office Established<br />
| order = [[Chief of Naval Staff (Pakistan)|Commander-in-Chief of Pakistan Navy]]<br />
| death_date = {{Death year and age|1980|1901}}<br />
| birth_date = 1901<br />
| citizenship = {{flag icon|British India}}[[British India]] <br/>{{PAK}}<br />
| battles = [[World War II]]<br><br />
[[Indo-Pakistani War of 1947]]<br />
| rank = [[File:British Royal Navy OF-8.svg|15px]][[File:US-O9 insignia.svg|30px]] [[Vice-Admiral]]<br />
| serviceyears = 1922-1953<br />
}}<br />
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Jefford served in the [[Royal Navy]] as a [[midshipman]] during the [[First World War]] and was commissioned into the [[Royal Indian Marine]] as a sub-lieutenant on 23 March 1922.<ref>[https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/32719/supplement/4486 The London Gazette, 13 June 1922]</ref> He was successively promoted to lieutenant, RIM (23 March 1925)<ref>[https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/33054/page/3795 The London Gazette, 5 June 1925]</ref> to lieutenant-commander, RIN, to acting commander, RIN, in 1940 and to substantive commander, RIN (10 January 1941).,<ref>[https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/35196/page/3533 The London Gazette, 20 June 1941]</ref> On 10 September 1946, Jefford was promoted to captain, RIN, and to commodore, RIN the following year.<ref>[https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/37782/page/5480 The London Gazette, 8 November 1946]</ref><br />
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On the inception of the [[Dominion of Pakistan]] in 1947, Commodore Jefford transferred to the special list of the [[Royal Navy]] and was appointed [[Flag Officer]] commanding the new Royal Pakistan Navy with the acting rank of rear-admiral (15 August 1947).<ref>[https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/38041/page/3739 The London Gazette, 8 August 1947]</ref> He retired from the Royal Indian Navy on 1 September 1948 with the rank of captain, but retained his acting rank of rear-admiral and his place on the special list of the Royal Navy while commanding the Royal Pakistan Navy.<ref>[https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/38565/page/1386 The London Gazette, 18 March 1949]</ref> His title was upgraded to Commander-in-Chief in 1950, and he was promoted to substantive rear-admiral that year. He was promoted to a CBE in the 1951 New Year Honours list (from an OBE conferred in 1947).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/39108/supplement/45|title = Page 45 &#124; Supplement 39108, 29 December 1950 &#124; London Gazette &#124; the Gazette}}</ref> Vice-Admiral in the Royal Pakistan Navy, in 1953, the same year that his command was terminated.<ref name=who>'JEFFORD, Vice-Adm. (retd) James Wilfred', in ''Who Was Who'', (A. & C. Black, 1920–2008)</ref><br />
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He was Chairman of the Penang Harbour Board from 1955 to 1957 and also of the Penang Port Commission from 1956 to 1957, when he retired.<ref name=who/><br />
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During the [[Second World War]] he commanded [[HMIS Indus (U67)|HMIS Indus]] and [[HMIS Godavari (U52)|HMIS Godavari]].<ref name=who/><br />
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==Notes==<br />
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==External links==<br />
*[http://www.paknavy.gov.pk/ Official website of Pakistan Navy]<br />
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[[Vice Admiral]] '''James Wilfred Jefford''' [[Order of the Bath|CB]], [[Order of the British Empire|CBE]] (22 March 1901 – 1 January 1980) was the first [[Chief of Naval Staff (Pakistan)|Commander-in-Chief]] of the [[Royal Pakistan Navy]], serving from its inception in 1947 until 1953. Most of his early career was in the [[Royal Indian Navy]].<br />
<br />
{{Infobox officeholder<br />
| name = James Wilfred Jefford<br />
| succeeded = [[Vice-Admiral|VAdm]] [[HMS Choudri]]<br />
| preceded = Office Established<br />
| order = [[Chief of Naval Staff (Pakistan)|Commander-in-Chief of Pakistan Navy]]<br />
| death_date = {{Death year and age|1980|1901}}<br />
| birth_date = 1901<br />
| citizenship = {{flag icon|British India}}[[British India]] <br/>{{PAK}}<br />
| battles = [[World War II]]<br><br />
[[Indo-Pakistani War of 1947]]<br />
| rank = [[File:British Royal Navy OF-8.svg|15px]][[File:US-O9 insignia.svg|30px]] [[Vice-Admiral]]<br />
| serviceyears = 1922-1953<br />
}}<br />
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Jefford served in the [[Royal Navy]] as a [[midshipman]] during the [[First World War]] and was commissioned into the [[Royal Indian Marine]] as a sub-lieutenant on 23 March 1922.<ref>[https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/32719/supplement/4486 The London Gazette, 13 June 1922]</ref> He was successively promoted to lieutenant, RIM (23 March 1925)<ref>[https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/33054/page/3795 The London Gazette, 5 June 1925]</ref> to lieutenant-commander, RIN, to acting commander, RIN, in 1940 and to substantive commander, RIN (10 January 1941).,<ref>[https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/35196/page/3533 The London Gazette, 20 June 1941]</ref> On 10 September 1946, Jefford was promoted to captain, RIN, and to commodore, RIN the following year.<ref>[https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/37782/page/5480 The London Gazette, 8 November 1946]</ref><br />
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On the inception of the [[Dominion of Pakistan]] in 1947, Commodore Jefford transferred to the special list of the [[Royal Navy]] and was appointed [[Flag Officer]] commanding the new Royal Pakistan Navy with the acting rank of rear-admiral (15 August 1947).<ref>[https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/38041/page/3739 The London Gazette, 8 August 1947]</ref> He retired from the Royal Indian Navy on 1 September 1948 with the rank of captain, but retained his acting rank of rear-admiral and his place on the special list of the Royal Navy while commanding the Royal Pakistan Navy.<ref>[https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/38565/page/1386 The London Gazette, 18 March 1949]</ref> His title was upgraded to Commander-in-Chief in 1950, and he was promoted to substantive rear-admiral that year. He was promoted to a CBE in the 1951 New Year Honours list (from an OBE conferred in 1947).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/39108/supplement/45|title = Page 45 &#124; Supplement 39108, 29 December 1950 &#124; London Gazette &#124; the Gazette}}</ref> Vice-Admiral in the Royal Pakistan Navy, in 1953, the same year that his command was terminated.<ref name=who>'JEFFORD, Vice-Adm. (retd) James Wilfred', in ''Who Was Who'', (A. & C. Black, 1920–2008)</ref><br />
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He was Chairman of the Penang Harbour Board from 1955 to 1957 and also of the Penang Port Commission from 1956 to 1957, when he retired.<ref name=who/><br />
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During the [[Second World War]] he commanded [[HMIS Indus (U67)|HMIS Indus]] and [[HMIS Godavari (U52)|HMIS Godavari]].<ref name=who/><br />
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==Notes==<br />
{{reflist}}<br />
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==External links==<br />
*[http://www.paknavy.gov.pk/ Official website of Pakistan Navy]<br />
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