Peter Whiteley

General Sir Peter John Frederick Whiteley, (13 December 1920 – 2 February 2016) was a British Royal Marines officer. He served as Commandant General Royal Marines from 1975 to 1977 and then as Commander-in-Chief Allied Forces Northern Europe from 1977 to 1979.

Early life Whiteley was born on 13 December 1920 in Stansted Mountfitchet, Essex. He was educated at Bishop's Stortford College, then an all-boys private school in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire, and at Bembridge School, a now closed all-boys independent school on the Isle of Wight.

Whiteley was awarded a Newspaper Proprietors' Association scholarship to study at the University of London. However, with the outbreak of the Second World War, he decided to join the military rather than continue his studies. On 20 March 1942, his commission was confirmed and he was given the rank of lieutenant with seniority from 14 June 1941. During the war, he served aboard , a battleship, and aboard , a light cruiser. During the latter part of the war, he served with the British Pacific Fleet, which was fighting against the Japanese. He was then appointed commander of 3 Commando Brigade in 1968. and became Commander-in-Chief Allied Forces Northern Europe in 1977. and was Deputy Lieutenant of Devon.

Whiteley died on 2 February 2016.