Arthur Palliser

Sir Arthur Palliser
Rear Admiral Arthur Palliser (left) with his immediate superior, Admiral Sir Thomas Phillips, on the quayside at Singapore Naval Base, 2 December 1941
Born	1890 Richmond, Surrey
Died	22 February 1956
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Service/branch	Royal Navy
Years of service	1907–1948
Rank	Admiral
Commands held	East Indies Station
Battles/wars	World War II
Awards	Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire Distinguished Service Cross

Admiral Sir Arthur Francis Eric Palliser, KCB, DSC (1890 – 22 February 1956) was a prominent British naval officer during World War II.

Palliser was born in Richmond, Surrey, the son of Arthur Palliser and Hester Brenda Boord. He was educated at Bradfield College, joined the Royal Navy (RN) as a midshipman in 1907 and was trained at RN College, Dartmouth and RN College, Greenwich. By 1911, he had achieved the rank of lieutenant.

Following service during World War I was awarded Distinguished Service Cross and Croix de Guerre avec Palme in 1917.

He was promoted to lieutenant commander in 1919. In 1921, Palliser married Margaret Eva King Salter, with whom he had a son and a daughter. From 1923 to 1925 he attended HMS Excellent, a gunnery school at Portsmouth. In 1927–28, Palliser attended a staff course at RN Staff College, Greenwich. During 1930–32, he achieved the rank of captain and spent brief periods as fleet gunnery officer, Mediterranean, executive officer of the battlecruiser HMS Tiger, with the Atlantic Fleet and as commander of the destroyer HMS Blanche, in the Mediterranean.

During 1934–35, he attended RN War College, Greenwich, followed by an appointment as chief of staff to the Commander-in-Chief, China (1936–38).