Later Career
In March 1969 Begg was appointed Governor of Gibraltar where a residential development is still named after him. He left Gibraltar in 1973 and retired to his home at Stockbridge in Hampshire. His interests included fishing, gardening and sports - during his naval career he had been President of the Combined Services Winter Sports Association and President of Royal Navy Cricket. He suffered from Alzheimer's disease and died at Headbourne Worthy in Hampshire on 13 July 1995.
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