Johan Charl Walters Explained

Vice-Admiral Johan Charl Walters (19191993) was a former Chief of the South African Navy.

Early life

He was born on 9 January 1919 in Moorreesburg, Cape Province, and was christened on 2 March 1919.^[1]

Naval career

He was trained at the General Botha Training college from 1934 to 1935 and joined the Ellerman Hall Line after leaving General Botha.^[2]

He served in World War II on a number of ships:

• 19411941 - Sub Lt.
• 19411942 in command as a Sub Lieutenant
• 1943
• 1944 Lt
• 19441945
• 1946,,,^[3]
• 1947 19471954
• Lt Cdr
• 1955,
• 1956
• October 1957 to 1963 LCDR/CDR/CAPT He was promoted to Commander in December 1960.
• 19641974 Commodore and Hydrographer of the Navy^[4]
• 19751976 Rear Admiral Chief of Naval Staff Logistics^[5]
• 1 October 197730 January 1980 Vice Admiral Chief of Navy^[6]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Afstammelinge van/ Descendants of "Stamvader" Samuel Walters. waltersfamilie.co.za. 2017-01-02.
2. http://www.generalbotha.co.za/oldsalts/history.aspx?num=782&eng=False{{Dead link|date=February 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
3. Book: Du Toit, Allan. South Africa's fighting ships past and present. 1992. Ashanti Publishing. 978-1874800507.
4. Book: South Africa's Navy - the first Fifty years . W. J. Flesch & partners . Goosen. C . 1973 . 0-949989-02-9.
5. Web site: DIE BURGER LAASTE,11 Februarie 1993 bladsy 10:Voormalige 20hoof van 20Vloot sterf . 2014-12-06 . https://web.archive.org/web/20141208175111/http://152.111.1.87/argief/berigte/dieburger/1993/02/11/10/3.html . 2014-12-08 . dead .
6. http://www.defenceweb.co.za/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=6244:fact-file-chiefs-of-the-south-african-navy-&catid=79:fact-files&Itemid=159 Fact file: Chiefs of the South African Navy | DefenceWeb