Peter Herbert (Royal Navy officer)
Sir Peter Herbert | |
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Born | 28 February 1929 |
Died | 3 May 2019 | (aged 90)
Allegiance | United Kingdom |
Service/ | Royal Navy |
Years of service | 1949–1984 |
Rank | Admiral |
Commands held | Vice-Chief of the Defence Staff Flag Officer Submarines Flag Officer, Carriers and Amphibious Ships Director-General, Naval Manpower and Training HMS Blake HMS Valiant |
Battles/wars | Falklands War |
Awards | Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath Officer of the Order of the British Empire |
Admiral Sir Peter Geoffrey Marshall Herbert, KCB, OBE (28 February 1929 – 3 May 2019) was a senior Royal Navy officer and former Vice-Chief of the Defence Staff.
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Educated at Dunchurch Hall and the Britannia Royal Naval College, Herbert was commissioned into the Royal Navy in 1949.[1] He served in submarines for much of his early career and then became Commander of the nuclear-powered submarine, HMS Valiant, in 1963.[1]
He was made Commanding Officer of the cruiser HMS Blake in 1974, and then Deputy Chief of the Polaris Executive in 1976.[1] He went on to be Flag Officer, Carriers and Amphibious Ships in 1978 and Director-General, Naval Manpower and Training in 1980.[1]
He was appointed Flag Officer Submarines and in 1981 and in that role took part in the Falklands War.[2] He became Vice-Chief of the Defence Staff in 1983.[1]
In retirement he became a Non-Executive Director of Radamec Group plc.[3]
He died on 3 May 2019 at the age of 90.[4]
Family[]
In 1953, he married Anne Maureen McKeown (died 11 January 2012) and they went on to have one son and one daughter.[1]
References[]
- 1929 births
- 2019 deaths
- Knights Commander of the Order of the Bath
- Officers of the Order of the British Empire
- Royal Navy admirals
- Royal Navy personnel of the Falklands War