| 词条 | Peter Reid (Royal Navy officer) |
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| name = Sir Peter Reid | image = | caption = | birth_date = {{birth-date|10 January 1903}} | death_date = {{death-date and age|26 September 1973|10 January 1903}} | placeofburial_label = | placeofburial = | birth_place = | death_place = | placeofburial_coordinates = | nickname = | allegiance = {{flag|United Kingdom}} | branch = {{navy|United Kingdom}} | serviceyears = 1916 – 1961 | rank = Admiral | unit = | commands = HMS Dido HMS Cleopatra | battles = World War II | awards = Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath Commander of the Royal Victorian Order | relations = | laterwork = }} Admiral Sir (John) Peter (Lorne) Reid GCB CVO (10 January 1903 – 26 September 1973) was a Royal Navy officer who went on to be Controller of the Navy. Naval careerReid joined the Royal Navy as a cadet in 1916.[1] He served in World War II in operations off Norway and then off Algeria before taking part in the Battle of Cape Matapan in 1941.[1] He was Chief Signal Officer to Field Marshal Lord Wavell during defence of the East Indies in 1941 and then served on the staff of Sir James Somerville, Commander-in-Chief, Eastern Fleet, in 1942 before becoming Deputy Director of the Signals Division in 1943.[1] After the War he commanded HMS Dido and then HMS Cleopatra.[1] He was appointed Chief of Staff to the Commander-in-Chief, Portsmouth in 1951 and Second in Command of the Mediterranean Fleet in 1954.[1] His last appointment was as Controller of the Navy in 1956 before he retired in 1961.[1] He lived in Bolton in East Lothian[2] and in retirement was a Member of the Livingston New Town Corporation.[3] FamilyIn 1933 he married Jean Dundas; they had one son and one daughter.[4] References1. ^1 2 3 4 5 Sir Peter Reid Hart Centre for Military Archives {{s-start}}{{s-mil}}{{succession box | title=Third Sea Lord and Controller of the Navy | before=Sir Ralph Edwards | after=Sir Michael Le Fanu | years=1956–1961}}2. ^Scotland's Places 3. ^New Town Corporations Hansard, 1 May 1962 4. ^Admiral Sir John Peter Lorne Reid The Peerage |-{{s-hon}}{{s-bef|before=Sir John Edelsten}}{{s-ttl|title=Rear-Admiral of the United Kingdom |years=1962–1966}}{{s-aft|after=Sir Alexander Bingley}} |-{{s-bef|before=Sir John Edelsten}}{{s-ttl|title=Vice-Admiral of the United Kingdom |years=1966–1973}}{{s-aft|after=Sir Deric Holland-Martin}}{{s-end}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Reid, Peter}} 7 : 1903 births|1973 deaths|Royal Navy admirals|Royal Navy officers of World War II|Knights Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath|Commanders of the Royal Victorian Order|Lords of the Admiralty |
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