Peter Compston
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Sir Peter Compston | |
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| Allegiance | File:Flag of the United Kingdom (1-2).svg United Kingdom |
Branch | Template:Navy/core |
Service years | 1937–1970 |
Rank | Vice-Admiral |
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Conflicts | World War II Indonesia–Malaysia confrontation |
| Awards | Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath |
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Vice-Admiral Sir Peter Maxwell Compston KCB (12 September 1915 – 20 August 2000) was a Royal Navy officer who became Deputy Supreme Allied Commander Atlantic.
Naval career
Educated at the Epsom College, Compston joined the Royal Air Force in 1936[1] and transferred to the Royal Navy in 1937.[2] He served in World War II with 810 Naval Air Squadron and then 700 Naval Air Squadron.[3] He was appointed Commanding Officer of the frigate HMS Orwell in 1955, naval attaché in Paris in 1960 and Commanding Officer of the aircraft carrier Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:WPSHIPS utilities/data' not found. in 1962.[3] Victorious was under Compston's command during service in the Indonesia–Malaysia confrontation.[3] He was promoted to rear admiral on 7 January 1965,[4] went on to be naval attaché in Washington D. C. in 1965, Flag Officer Flotillas Western Fleet in 1967 and Deputy Supreme Allied Commander Atlantic in 1968.[2] He retired in 1970.[2]
Family
In 1939 he married Valerie Marjorie Bocquet; they had one son and one daughter.[2] Following the dissolution of his first marriage, he married Angela Brickwood in 1954.[2]
References
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- ^ Obituary: Vice Admiral Sir Peter Compston The Times, 19 September 2000
- ^ a b c d e Debrett's People of Today 1994
- ^ a b c Obituary: Vice Admiral Sir Peter Compston Daily Telegraph, 4 September 2000
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