Peter Berger (Royal Navy officer)

Sir Peter Berger
Born 11 February 1925
Died 19 October 2003
Allegiance  United Kingdom
Service/branch  Royal Navy
Years of service 1943–1981
Rank Vice Admiral
Commands held HMS Torquay
HMS Phoebe
Flag Officer, Plymouth
Awards Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath
Lieutenant of the Royal Victorian Order
Distinguished Service Cross

Vice Admiral Sir Peter Egerton Capel Berger KCB LVO DSC (11 February 1925 – 19 October 2003) was a Royal Navy officer who became Flag Officer, Plymouth.

Naval career

Educated at Harrow School, Berger joined the Royal Navy in 1943 and served in World War II taking part in the Normandy landings.[1] He also took part in the Yangtse Incident aboard HMS Amethyst in 1949 and was seriously wounded in the incident.[2] After serving as Fleet Navigating Officer, Home Fleet and then Navigating Officer on the Royal yacht HMS Britannia, he was appointed Commanding Officer of the frigate HMS Torquay in 1962, Defence attaché at The Hague in 1964 and Commanding Officer of the frigate HMS Phoebe in 1966.[1] He went on to be Commodore on the River Clyde in 1971, Assistant Chief of the Naval Staff (Policy) in 1973 and Chief of Staff to the Commander-in-Chief Fleet in 1976.[1] His last appointment was as Flag Officer, Plymouth and Admiral Superintendent at Devonport in 1979 before retiring in 1981.[1]

In retirement he became bursar of Selwyn College, Cambridge.[1]

Family

In 1956 he married June Kathleen Pigou; they had three daughters.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Debrett's People of Today 1994
  2. Obituary: Vice-Admiral Sir Peter Berger The Telegraph, 28 October 2003
Military offices
Preceded by
Sir John Forbes
Flag Officer, Plymouth
1979–1981
Succeeded by
Sir Simon Cassels
This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Wednesday, February 05, 2014. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.