ir ts ▁with ▁' There ▁and ▁Back ▁with ▁J J ▁Black ' ▁emb la zon ed ▁across ▁the ▁front . ▁This ▁s log an ▁later ▁gave ▁Black ▁the ▁title ▁(' There ▁and ▁Back ') ▁of ▁his ▁mem oir s . ▁ ▁In ▁October ▁ 1 9 8 2 , ▁Black ▁was ▁promoted ▁to ▁rear ▁adm iral ▁and ▁appointed ▁Flag ▁Officer ▁First ▁Fl ot illa . ▁This ▁was ▁followed ▁a ▁position ▁in ▁the ▁Ministry ▁of ▁Def ence ▁as ▁Ass istant ▁Chief ▁of ▁the ▁Naval ▁Staff ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 4 ▁before ▁being ▁appointed ▁Deput y ▁Chief ▁of ▁the ▁Def ence ▁Staff ▁( System s ) ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 6 . ▁He ▁became ▁Commander - in - Ch ief ▁Naval ▁Home ▁Command ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 9 . ▁He ▁retired ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 1 . ▁ ▁Later ▁life ▁and ▁death ▁In ▁ret irement ▁Black ▁held ▁the ▁posts ▁of ▁R ear - Ad mir al ▁and ▁then ▁Vice - Ad mir al ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁Kingdom . ▁Black ▁was ▁chairman ▁of ▁the ▁Royal ▁Navy ▁Club ▁of ▁ 1 7 6 5 ▁& ▁ 1 7 8 5 ▁( Un ited ▁ 1 8 8 9 ). ▁ ▁Black ▁died ▁after ▁a ▁long ▁ill ness ▁on ▁ 2 5 ▁November ▁ 2 0 1 5 ▁at ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁ 8 3 . ▁ ▁Hon ours ▁and ▁awards ▁▁ 8 ▁June ▁ 1 9 6 3 ▁– ▁Lieutenant ▁Commander ▁John ▁Jer emy ▁Black , ▁Royal ▁Navy ▁is ▁appointed ▁a ▁Member ▁of