Peter Abbott
British Royal Navy officer and Vice-Chief of the Defence Staff
About Peter Abbott
Lived 1942 – 2015 (aged 73). Peter Abbott was a British naval officer and commonwealth War Graves Commission.
Sir Peter Charles Abbott (12 February 1942 – 28 September 2015) was a Royal Navy officer and Vice-Chief of the Defence Staff of the United Kingdom.
Early life Abbott was born on 12 February 1942. He was educated at St. Edward's School, Oxford before going on to Queens' College, Cambridge.
Military career Abbott was commissioned into the Royal Navy in 1964. He commanded the minesweeper from 1972 to 1975 and then joined the staff of the Senior Naval Officer in the West Indies. He was also President of MSSC, governing charity of the Marine Society and the Sea Cadets.
He died of cancer on 28 September 2015.
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Who was Peter Abbott?
British Royal Navy officer and Vice-Chief of the Defence Staff (1942-2015)
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Peter Abbott was born on 12 February 1942 in New Delhi.
When did Peter Abbott die?
Peter Abbott died on 28 September 2015.
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Peter Abbott was a naval officer and commonwealth War Graves Commission.
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Peter Abbott was British.
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