Peter Cazalet (Royal Navy officer)
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Vice-Admiral Sir Peter Grenville Lyon Cazalet KBE CB DSO DSC (29 July 1899 – 17 February 1982) was a senior Royal Navy officer who commanded the Reserve Fleet.
Sir Peter Cazalet | |
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Cazalet in 1953 | |
| Born | 29 July 1899 |
| Died | 17 February 1982 (aged 82) |
| Allegiance |  United Kingdom |
Branch |  Royal Navy |
Service years | 1917–1957 |
Rank | Vice-Admiral |
| Commands | HMS Durban 23rd Destroyer Flotilla HMS London Royal Naval Barracks Chatham Reserve Fleet |
Conflicts | World War I World War II |
| Awards | Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire Companion of the Order of the Bath Distinguished Service Order Distinguished Service Cross |
Naval career
Cazalet joined the Royal Navy in 1917 and served as a midshipman in the battlecruiser HMS Princess Royal during World War I.[1] He also served in World War II and was awarded the Distinguished Service Cross in July 1940.[2]
He became Commanding Officer of the cruiser HMS Durban in the Eastern Fleet in 1941 and saw action during the fall of Singapore.[3] He continued his war service as Commander of the 23rd Destroyer Flotilla from 1944.[1]
He became deputy director of Plans at the Admiralty in 1946, Commanding Officer of the cruiser HMS London in 1949 and Commodore at the Royal Naval Barracks Chatham in 1949.[1] He went on to be Chief of Staff to the Flag Officer, Central Europe in 1950, Allied Chief of Staff to the Commander-in-Chief, Mediterranean Fleet in 1953 and Flag Officer commanding the Reserve Fleet in 1955 before retiring in 1957.[1]
In retirement he was Chairman of the Navy League from 1960 to 1967[4][5] and deputy chairman of BP, where he was involved in negotiations relating to a trans-Atlantic pipeline.[6]
He was appointed a Companion of the Order of the Bath (CB) in the 1952 New Year Honours[7] and a Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire (KBE) in the 1955 Birthday Honours.[8]