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{{CaptRN}} '''Alfred Geoffrey Peace''', D.S.O., R.N. (7 August, 1885 – ) was an officer in the [[Royal Navy]].
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{{CaptRN}} (retired) '''Alfred Geoffrey Peace''', D.S.O., R.N. (7 August, 1885 – 18 January, 1940) was an officer in the [[Royal Navy]].
  
 
==Life & Career==
 
==Life & Career==
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Peace was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 15 April, 1907.<ref>Peace Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/50/73.|D7604485}} f. ?.</ref>
  
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Peace was appointed {{LieutRN}} & Commander of the {{UK-TB051|f=t}} on 21 February, 1910.{{NLApr10|p. 401}}
 
Peace was appointed {{LieutRN}} & Commander of the {{UK-TB051|f=t}} on 21 February, 1910.{{NLApr10|p. 401}}
  
 
Peace was appointed in command of the {{UK-Mermaid|f=t}} on 26 March, 1912.{{NLApr14|p. 345}}
 
Peace was appointed in command of the {{UK-Mermaid|f=t}} on 26 March, 1912.{{NLApr14|p. 345}}
  
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==Great War==
 
On September, 1914, he was appointed {{LieutRN}} in Command of the {{UK-TB22|f=t}}.{{NLJan15|p. 400}}
 
On September, 1914, he was appointed {{LieutRN}} in Command of the {{UK-TB22|f=t}}.{{NLJan15|p. 400}}
  
On 4 October, 1916, Peace was appointed in command of the {{UK-Ready|f=t}}.{{SMNLFeb19|p. 890}}
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Peace was promoted to the rank of {{LCommRN}} on 15 April, 1915.<ref>Peace Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/50/73.|D7604485}} f. ?.</ref>
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On 4 October, 1916, Peace was appointed in command of the {{UK-Ready|f=t}}.{{NLFeb19|p. 890}}
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==Post-War==
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Peace was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on 31 December, 1918.<ref>Peace Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/50/73.|D7604485}} f. ?.</ref>
  
 
He was again appointed in command of the {{UK-Ready|f=t}} in September, 1919.{{NLJan21|p. 852}}
 
He was again appointed in command of the {{UK-Ready|f=t}} in September, 1919.{{NLJan21|p. 852}}
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In 1926, he was appointed to teach gas and anti-gas schools, being appointed in charge on 16 August, 1926 vice [[Cuthbert Helsham Heath-Caldwell|Heath-Caldwell]].<ref>Peace Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/50/73.|D7604485}} f. ?.</ref>
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Peace was placed on the Retired List at his own request with the rank of {{CaptRN}} on 7 August, 1931.<ref>Peace Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/50/73.|D7604485}} f. ?.</ref>
  
 
==See Also==
 
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Revision as of 20:31, 14 June 2016

Captain (retired) Alfred Geoffrey Peace, D.S.O., R.N. (7 August, 1885 – 18 January, 1940) was an officer in the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

Peace was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 15 April, 1907.[1]

Peace was appointed Lieutenant & Commander of the first-class torpedo boat T.B. 051 on 21 February, 1910.[2]

Peace was appointed in command of the destroyer Mermaid on 26 March, 1912.[3]

Great War

On September, 1914, he was appointed Lieutenant in Command of the first-class torpedo boat T.B. 22.[4]

Peace was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 15 April, 1915.[5]

On 4 October, 1916, Peace was appointed in command of the destroyer Ready.[6]

Post-War

Peace was promoted to the rank of Commander on 31 December, 1918.[7]

He was again appointed in command of the destroyer Ready in September, 1919.[8]

In 1926, he was appointed to teach gas and anti-gas schools, being appointed in charge on 16 August, 1926 vice Heath-Caldwell.[9]

Peace was placed on the Retired List at his own request with the rank of Captain on 7 August, 1931.[10]

See Also

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
Arthur A. Scott
Captain of H.M. T.B. 101
4 Mar, 1907[11] – Oct, 1908
Succeeded by
Eric Q. Carter
Preceded by
Wilfrid G. H. Cree
Captain of H.M. T.B. 051
21 Feb, 1910[12]
Succeeded by
Edward P. U. Broad
Preceded by
Henry P. Wilson
Captain of H.M. T.B. 109
27 Oct, 1910[13] – Mar, 1912[14][15]
Succeeded by
George E. Matthews
Preceded by
Charles J. Wintour
Captain of H.M.S. Mermaid
26 Mar, 1912[16]
Succeeded by
George C. Dillon
Preceded by
Geoffrey S. Holden
Captain of H.M. T.B. 22
Sep, 1914[17] – mid 1915
Succeeded by
Gerald H. Thomson
Preceded by
George B. Hartford
Captain of H.M.S. Acorn
Sep, 1915[18]
Succeeded by
George S. Brown
Preceded by
New Command
Captain of H.M.S. Ready
4 Oct, 1916[19]
Succeeded by
Alfred G. Peace
Preceded by
Alfred G. Peace
Captain of H.M.S. Ready
Sep, 1919[20]
Succeeded by
?
Preceded by
Bertram C. Watson
Captain of H.M.S. Hollyhock
Nov, 1923[21]
Succeeded by
Roderick B. T. Miles

Footnotes

  1. Peace Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/73. f. ?.
  2. The Navy List. (April, 1910). p. 401.
  3. The Navy List. (April, 1914). p. 345.
  4. The Navy List. (January, 1915). p. 400.
  5. Peace Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/73. f. ?.
  6. The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 890.
  7. Peace Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/73. f. ?.
  8. The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 852.
  9. Peace Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/73. f. ?.
  10. Peace Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/73. f. ?.
  11. The Navy List. (October, 1908). p. 400.
  12. The Navy List. (April, 1910). p. 401.
  13. The Navy List. (January, 1912). p. 401.
  14. The Navy List. (February, 1914). p. 401a.
  15. The Navy List. (April, 1914). p. 345.
  16. The Navy List. (April, 1914). p. 345.
  17. The Navy List. (April, 1915). p. 401.
  18. The Navy List. (October, 1915). p. 391a.
  19. The Navy List. (May, 1919). p. 890.
  20. The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 852.
  21. The Navy List. (July, 1924). p. 246.

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