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.
Sir Peter Compston | |
|---|---|
| Born | 12 September 1915 |
| Died | 20 August 2000 (aged 84) |
| Allegiance |  United Kingdom |
| Service |  Royal Navy |
| Years of service | 1937–1970 |
| Rank | Vice-admiral |
| Commands | HMS Orwell HMS Victorious |
| Battles / wars | World War II Indonesia–Malaysia confrontation |
| Awards | Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath |
Naval career
editEducated 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 HMS Victorious 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
editIn 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
edit- ^ 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
- ^ "No. 43600". The London Gazette. 16 March 1965. p. 2632.