Allegiance United Kingdom Years of service 1904 - 1945 | Name Arthur Peters Rank Admiral Role Royal Navy officer | |
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Commands held HMS ErebusHMS DelphiniumHMS Southampton Battles/wars World War IWorld War II Died 1979, Beaulieu, United Kingdom Awards 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, Peters joined the Royal Navy in 1904. 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. He was appointed Commander of the training ship HMS Erebus in 1927, Commander of the sloop HMS Delphinium in 1930 and then Senior Naval Officer, West Coast of Africa before given command of the cruiser HMS Southampton in 1936.
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.