Peter Gretton
Military Person
1912 – 1992
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Who was Peter Gretton?
Vice Admiral Sir Peter William Gretton KCB OBE DSO** DSC was an officer in the Royal Navy. He was active during the World War II Battle of the Atlantic, and was a successful convoy escort commander. He eventually rose to become Fifth Sea Lord and retired as a vice admiral before entering university life as a bursar and academic.
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- Born
- Aug 27, 1912
Farnham - Nationality
- United Kingdom
- Died
- Nov 11, 1992
Oxford
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on July 23, 2013
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