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.

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, Hong Kong from 1939 and as Naval Secretary from 1941 before becoming Flag Officer, West Africa in 1943 and retiring in 1945.[2]

References

  1. ↑ National Maritime Museum
  2. 1 2 3 4 Liddell Hart Centre for Military Archives
  3. ↑ Unit Histories
Military offices
Preceded by
Neville Syfret		 Naval Secretary
1941–1942		 Succeeded by
Frederick Dalrymple-Hamilton
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