Background
Lippiett, Richard John was born on July 7, 1949 in Bognor Regis, Sussex, England. Son of Vernon Kingsbury Lippiett and Katherine Fedora Irene Sabine Langston-Jones.
Lippiett, Richard John was born on July 7, 1949 in Bognor Regis, Sussex, England. Son of Vernon Kingsbury Lippiett and Katherine Fedora Irene Sabine Langston-Jones.
Graduate, Royal College Defense Studies, 1993.
Commissioned British Royal Navy. Advanced through grades to rear admiral Royal Navy, 1997. Naval assistant 1st sea lord Ministry of Defence, London, 1988-1991.
Deputy flag officer Surface Flotilla, Portsmouth, 1993-1995, commodore, Registered Nurse school maritime operations, 1995-1997. Flag officer sea training Plymouth, 1997-1999. Chief of staff Allied Naval Forces Southern Europe, 1999—2002.
Commander joint service Command and Staff College, since 2002. Commander HMS Shavington, 1976-1977, HMS Amazon, 1986-1987, HMS Norfolk, 1991-1992, HMS Dryad, 1995-1997, FOST, 1997-1999.
Married Jennifer Rosemary Wratislaw Walker, May 1, 1976. Children: Louisa, Marc, Oliver.