Summary
Admiral Sir Peter Geoffrey Marshall Herbert, KCB, OBE (28 February 1929 – 3 May 2019) was a senior Royal Navy officer and former Vice-Chief of the Defence Staff.
Sir Peter Herbert | |
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| Born | 28 February 1929 |
| Died | 3 May 2019 (aged 90) |
| Allegiance | United Kingdom |
| Service/ | Royal Navy |
| Years of service | 1949–1984 |
| Rank | Admiral |
| Commands held | Vice-Chief of the Defence Staff Flag Officer Submarines Flag Officer, Carriers and Amphibious Ships Director-General, Naval Manpower and Training HMS Blake HMS Valiant |
| Battles/wars | Falklands War |
| Awards | Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath Officer of the Order of the British Empire |
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Educated at Dunchurch Hall and the Britannia Royal Naval College, Herbert was commissioned into the Royal Navy in 1949.[1] He served in submarines for much of his early career and then became Commander of the nuclear-powered submarine, HMS Valiant, in 1963.[1]
He was made Commanding Officer of the cruiser HMS Blake in 1974, and then Deputy Chief of the Polaris Executive in 1976.[1] He went on to be Flag Officer, Carriers and Amphibious Ships in 1978 and Director-General, Naval Manpower and Training in 1980.[1]
He was appointed Flag Officer Submarines and Commander, Submarines, Eastern Atlantic Area in 1981 and in that role took part in the Falklands War.[2] He was promoted to full admiral on 10 June 1983,[3] and became Vice-Chief of the Defence Staff the same year.[1]
In retirement he became a Non-Executive Director of Radamec Group plc.[4]
He died on 3 May 2019 at the age of 90.[5]
Family edit
In 1953, he married Anne Maureen McKeown (died 11 January 2012) and they went on to have one son and one daughter.[1]