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Peveril William-Powlett
Royal Navy Vice-Admiral and England international rugby union player (1898–1985) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Vice Admiral Sir Peveril Barton Reiby Wallop William-Powlett, KCB, KCMG, CBE, DSO (5 March 1898 – 10 November 1985) was a Royal Navy officer who served as Commander-in-Chief, South Atlantic Station from 1952 to 1954.
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![]() Vice-Admiral Sir Peveril William-Powlett (left) receiving the Prime Minister of the Gold Coast, Dr Kwame Nkrumah, when paying a courtesy visit to HMS Euryalus in the Accra roads. | |
Born | (1898-03-05)5 March 1898 Abergavenny, Monmouthshire, Wales |
Died | 10 November 1985(1985-11-10) (aged 87) Honiton, Devon, England |
Allegiance | United Kingdom |
Service/ | Royal Navy |
Years of service | 1914–1954 |
Rank | Vice admiral |
Commands held | South Atlantic Station (1952–54) Royal Naval College, Dartmouth (1946–48) HMS Newcastle (1942–44) HMS Fiji (1940–41) HMS Frobisher (1939) |
Battles/wars | First World War |
Awards | Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George Commander of the Order of the British Empire Distinguished Service Order |
Other work | Governor of Southern Rhodesia (1954–59) |
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