"Admiral of the Fleet Sir John Cronyn Tovey, Gcb, Kbe, Dso" Portrait of Admiral of the Fleet Sir J C Tovey, GCB, KBE, DSO. Admiral Tovey served as Commander in Chief of the Home Fleet from 1940-1943, he then went on to serve as Commander in Chief Nore, as well as First and Principal Naval Aide de Campe to the King from January 1945. He is pictured sitting at his desk, most likely while serving as Commander in Chief Nore, at Chatham, Kent.