Lieutenant-Commander John Angell, - Telegraph In August 1943 he was given command of Sea Rover, in which he made his reputation in the Far East. As the Allies drove the Japanese back to their home islands, large targets were becoming increasingly hard to find, and Angell scored most of his successes by gunfire. He would stalk his prey underwater until he was within range; then he would suddenly surface and fire off several rounds at close range from a 3-inch gun. In this way, in March 1944 he sank the Japanese Matsu Maru No 1 in the Strait of Malacca; in all he sank nine Japanese vessels and damaged two more off the coast of Malaya and Sumatra, frequently entering shallow waters to do so. His last victim was a small ship off Java that December. He was awarded a DSC . Peter John Angell (he always used his middle name) was born on October 7 1919, the son of Lieutenant-Colonel John Angell, DSO, MC. His parents divorced when he was very young and he was brought up by his mother. After attending Christ's Hospital he joined the Royal Navy as a Special Entry cadet in 1937. Post-war, Angell accepted the surrender of German U-boats at Londonderry, and served in the carrier Eagle during the Suez Crisis of 1956. But his spell in a desk job in the equipment procurement division of the Admiralty bored him, and in 1959 he took his "Golden Bowler." Angell embarked on a second career, as a farmer in East Sussex, and enjoyed turning out for the Blackboys village cricket team. Then, in 1965, he took up the appointment of forest superintendent and clerk to the board of conservators of Ashdown Forest. His chairman summed up his 16 years" service with the words: "If it had not been for him, there would be no Ashdown Forest Management Plan, no Ashdown Forest Centre and no Appeal raising almost £1 million." Angell's endeavours were recognised by his appointment as MBE. The Angell family have been connected with the Clothworkers" Company in the City of London since the early 18th century, and in 1984 Angell became the seventh of his name to be elected Master since 1768. He was also for several years chairman of the Samuel Pepys Club (Pepys having also been a Master of the Clothworkers). Latterly Angell had lived at Little Cheverell in Wiltshire. He was twice married, to Kathleen Biggs and to Edwina Thompson: both his wives predeceased him, and he is survived by a daughter of his first marriage and two stepdaughters of his second. Lt-Cdr John Angell, born October 7 1919, died February 18 2012