Peter Cazalet

Sir Peter Cazalet
Born	1899
Died	1982
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Service/branch	Royal Navy
Years of service	1917–1957
Rank	Vice Admiral
Commands held	HMS Durban 23rd Destroyer Flotilla HMS London Royal Naval Barracks Chatham Reserve Fleet
Battles/wars	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

Vice-Admiral Sir Peter Grenville Lyon Cazalet KBE CB DSO DSC (1899–1982) was a senior Royal Navy officer who commanded the Reserve Fleet.

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 as Commanding Officer of the cruiser HMS Durban in the Eastern Fleet from 1941 and saw action during the fall of Singapore.^[2] 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 Navy League from 1960 to 1967.^[1]

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