Arthur Peters (Royal Navy officer)
Admiral Sir Arthur Malcolm Peters KCB DSC (1 June 1888 – 23 September 1979) was a Royal Navy officer who became Naval Secretary.
Sir Arthur Peters | |
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| Born | 1 June 1888 Kensington, London |
| Died | 23 September 1979 (aged 91) Sidmouth, Devon, England |
| Allegiance |  United Kingdom |
| Service/ |  Royal Navy |
| Years of service | 1904–1945 |
| Rank | Admiral |
| Commands held | HMS Erebus HMS Delphinium HMS Southampton |
| Battles/wars | World War I World War II |
| Awards | Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath Distinguished Service Cross |
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 HMS Southampton 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]
References
- Who was who. A. & C. Black. 1971. p. 621.
- Peters, Sir Arthur Malcolm, Admiral, 1888-1979 National Maritime Museum
- Sir Arthur Malcolm Peters Liddell Hart Centre for Military Archives
- Arthur Peters Unit Histories
| Military offices | ||
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| Preceded by Neville Syfret |
Naval Secretary 1941–1942 |
Succeeded by Frederick Dalrymple-Hamilton |