Arthur Peters (Royal Navy officer) explained

Honorific Prefix:Admiral
Sir Arthur Peters
Birth Date:1 June 1888
Birth Place:Kensington, London
Death Place:Sidmouth, Devon, England
Allegiance: United Kingdom
Serviceyears:1904–1945
Rank:Admiral
Commands:HMS Erebus
HMS Delphinium
Battles:World War I
World War II
Awards:Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath
Distinguished Service Cross

Admiral Sir Arthur Malcolm Peters KCB DSC (1 June 1888 – 23 September 1979) was a Royal Navy officer who became Naval Secretary.

Peters was born in Kensington, the only surviving son of Maj-Gen. William Henry Brooke Peters and Hon. Rosalinda Catherine Sophia Clifford-Butler, daughter of James Fitzwalter Clifford-Butler, 15th/25th Baron Dunboyne.[1]

Naval career

Educated at Stubbington House School in Fareham and Britannia Royal Naval College,[2] Peters joined the Royal Navy in 1904.[3] He served in World War I and took part in the Battle of Heligoland Bight in 1914, the Battle of Dogger Bank in 1915 and the Battle of Jutland in 1916.[3] He was appointed Commander of the training ship HMS Erebus in 1927, Commander of the sloop HMS Delphinium in 1930[4] and then Senior Naval Officer, West Coast of Africa before given command of the cruiser in 1936.[3]

He served in World War II as Commodore-in-Charge, of Naval Establishments, Hong Kong from 1939 and as Naval Secretary from 1941 before becoming Flag Officer, West Africa in 1943 and retiring in 1945.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Who was who . 1971 . A. & C. Black . 621 . 9780312877460 . en.
  2. http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20100913163549/http://www.nmm.ac.uk/collections/archive/catalogue/record.cfm?ID%3DPET Peters, Sir Arthur Malcolm, Admiral, 1888-1979
  3. http://www.kcl.ac.uk/lhcma/locreg/PETERS.shtml Sir Arthur Malcolm Peters
  4. http://www.unithistories.com/officers/RN_officersP1a.html Arthur Peters