Sir Peter Compston | |
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Born | 12 September 1915 |
Died | 20 August 2000 | (aged 84)
Allegiance | ![]() |
Service/ | ![]() |
Years of service | 1937–1970 |
Rank | Vice-admiral |
Commands held | HMS Orwell HMS Victorious |
Battles/wars | World War II Indonesia–Malaysia confrontation |
Awards | Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath |
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.
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]