Peter Tomlinson (admiral)
Rear Admiral Peter Tomlinson SM was a South African Navy officer.
Peter A.H. Tomlinson | |
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| Died | 13 September 2012 |
| Allegiance |  South Africa |
| Service/ |  South African Navy |
| Rank | Rear Admiral |
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| Spouse(s) | Shirley Metelerkamp |
He attended school at Diocesan College in Cape Town from 1936 until March 1941.[1]: 144–145
He joined the South African Air Force in World War II, serving in the motor boat flotilla. He only joined the SA Naval Forces (as the Navy was then known) as an Able Seaman in 1944. He was commissioned in 1945 and was one of sixty naval officers who joined the Permanent Force in 1946.
He was appointed Senior Officer Commanding in the Minesweeping Squadron and later Executive Officer of SAS President Pretorius from 1963 - 1965. Senior Staff Officer Personnel in 1965. Ashore he served as Acting Director of Personnel and as South Africa’s attaché in Argentina as well as Chief of Naval Staff (Personnel) from 1 July 1974 and Chief of Naval Staff Operations from 1978 to 1982.
Honours and awards
He was awarded the Southern Cross Medal and the National Order of Merit (Paraguay)(Commander) and the Order of Naval Merit (Argentina).[1]
- Southern Cross Medal (1952) (SM)
- Good Service Medal (Gold (30 Years))
- Good Service Medal (Silver (20 Years))
- Good Service Medal (Bronze (10 Years))
- Union Medal
- Order of May (Naval Merit) (Knight) [lower-alpha 1] (Argentina)
- Commander of the National Order of Merit (Paraguay)
Notes
- Spanish: Orden de Mayo (Al Mérito Naval) - Caballero
References
- Bisset, Mac (December 2012). "OLD DIOCESANS UNION" (PDF). OD Union. Vol. 141. Retrieved 9 April 2023.