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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.{{ | + | Peace was appointed in command of the {{UK-Mermaid|f=t}} on 26 March, 1912 and he received satisfactory inspection reports for her in January 1913 and February, 1914. On 21 April, he was appointed to the {{UK-Irresistible}}, where he was serving when war broke out. |
==Great War== | ==Great War== | ||
− | On September, 1914, he was appointed {{LieutRN}} in Command of the {{UK-TB22|f=t}}.{{NLJan15|p. 400}} | + | On 15 September, 1914, he left ''Irresistible'' and was appointed {{LieutRN}} in Command of the {{UK-TB22|f=t}}.{{NLJan15|p. 400}} |
− | Peace was promoted to the rank of {{LCommRN}} on 15 April, 1915.<ref>Peace Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/50/73.|D7604485}} f. ?.</ref> | + | Peace was promoted to the rank of {{LCommRN}} on 15 April, 1915. On 20 August, he was appointed to the new {{UK-Marne|f=c}}, taking command upon her commissioning. He stayed in her only briefly before handing her to [[George Bibby Hartford]] and moving on to command the smaller {{UK-Acorn}}.<ref>Peace Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/50/73.|D7604485}} f. ?.</ref> |
On 4 October, 1916, Peace was appointed in command of the {{UK-Ready|f=t}}.{{NLFeb19|p. 890}} | On 4 October, 1916, Peace was appointed in command of the {{UK-Ready|f=t}}.{{NLFeb19|p. 890}} |
Revision as of 10:03, 15 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 and he received satisfactory inspection reports for her in January 1913 and February, 1914. On 21 April, he was appointed to the Irresistible, where he was serving when war broke out.
Great War
On 15 September, 1914, he left Irresistible and was appointed Lieutenant in Command of the first-class torpedo boat T.B. 22.[3]
Peace was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 15 April, 1915. On 20 August, he was appointed to the new "M" Class destroyer Marne, taking command upon her commissioning. He stayed in her only briefly before handing her to George Bibby Hartford and moving on to command the smaller Acorn.[4]
On 4 October, 1916, Peace was appointed in command of the destroyer Ready.[5]
Post-War
Peace was promoted to the rank of Commander on 31 December, 1918.[6]
He was again appointed in command of the destroyer Ready in September, 1919.[7]
In 1926, he was appointed to teach gas and anti-gas schools, being appointed in charge on 16 August, 1926 vice Heath-Caldwell.[8]
Peace was placed on the Retired List at his own request with the rank of Captain on 7 August, 1931.[9]
World War II
Peace was appointed in command of the armed merchant cruiser Chitral vice Tate on 18 October, 1939. He was superseded on 20 January, 1940.[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
- ↑ Peace Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/73. f. ?.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1910). p. 401.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1915). p. 400.
- ↑ Peace Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/73. f. ?.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 890.
- ↑ Peace Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/73. f. ?.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 852.
- ↑ Peace Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/73. f. ?.
- ↑ Peace Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/73. f. ?.
- ↑ Peace Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/73. f. ?.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1908). p. 400.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1910). p. 401.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1912). p. 401.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1914). p. 401a.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1914). p. 345.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1914). p. 345.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1915). p. 401.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1915). p. 391a.
- ↑ The Navy List. (May, 1919). p. 890.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 852.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1924). p. 246.