Arthur Peters (Royal Navy officer)

Sir Arthur Peters
Born 1888
Died 1979
Beaulieu, Hampshire
Allegiance  United Kingdom
Service/branch  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

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

Naval career

Educated at Stubbington House School in Fareham and Britannia Royal Naval College,[1] Peters joined the Royal Navy in 1904.[2] 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.[2] He was appointed Commander of the training ship HMS Erebus in 1927, Commander of the sloop HMS Delphinium in 1930[3] and then Senior Naval Officer, West Coast of Africa before given command of the cruiser HMS Southampton in 1936.[2]

He served in World War II as Commodore in charge of Naval Establishments in Hong Kong from 1939 and as Naval Secretary from 1941 before becoming Flag Officer, West Africa in 1943 and retiring in 1945.[2]

References

Military offices
Preceded by
Neville Syfret
Naval Secretary
19411942
Succeeded by
Frederick Dalrymple-Hamilton
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