Peter Compston

Vice-Admiral Sir Peter Maxwell Compston KCB (12 September 1915 – 20 August 2000) was a Royal Navy officer who became Deputy Supreme Allied Commander Atlantic.

Sir Peter Compston
Born	(1915-09-12)12 September 1915
Died	20 August 2000(2000-08-20) (aged 84)
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Branch	Royal Navy
Years of service	1937–1970
Rank	Vice-admiral
Commands	HMS Orwell HMS Victorious
Battles / wars	World War II Indonesia–Malaysia confrontation
Awards	Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath

Naval career

Educated at the Epsom College, Compston joined the Royal Air Force in 1936^[1] and transferred to the Royal Navy in 1937.^[2] He served in World War II with 810 Naval Air Squadron and then 700 Naval Air Squadron.^[3] He was appointed Commanding Officer of the frigate HMS Orwell in 1955, naval attaché in Paris in 1960 and Commanding Officer of the aircraft carrier HMS Victorious in 1962.^[3] Victorious was under Compston's command during service in the Indonesia–Malaysia confrontation.^[3] He was promoted to rear admiral on 7 January 1965,^[4] went on to be naval attaché in Washington D. C. in 1965, Flag Officer Flotillas Western Fleet in 1967 and Deputy Supreme Allied Commander Atlantic in 1968.^[2] He retired in 1970.^[2]

Family

In 1939 he married Valerie Marjorie Bocquet; they had one son and one daughter.^[2] Following the dissolution of his first marriage, he married Angela Brickwood in 1954.^[2]