Please answer the following question: Facts: - battles: world war ii - allegiance: united kingdom - death date: 13 april 2004 - commands: hms '' tapir '' hms '' turpin '' hms '' contest '' '' hms '' eagle flag officer , plymouth h43 '' hms '' united '' hms - awards: knight of the order of the british empire distinguished service order commander distinguished service cross & bar of the order of the bath commander - birth date: 29 june 1919 - serviceyears: 1933 -- 1972 - name: sir john roxburgh - branch: united kingdom - rank: vice-admiral Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of john roxburgh -lrb- royal navy officer -rrb- .
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vice-admiral sir john charles young roxburgh kcb cbe dso dsc & bar -lrb- 29 june 1919 -- 13 april 2004 -rrb- was a royal navy officer who became flag officer , plymouth .