Frederick Thornton Peters
| Frederic Thornton Peters | |
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Lieutenant Frederic Peters c.1910s
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| Born |
17 September 1889 Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island |
| Died | 13 November 1942 (aged 53) near Plymouth Sound |
| Allegiance |
 United Kingdom
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| Service/branch |
 Royal Navy
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| Years of service | 1905–1942 |
| Rank | Captain |
| Commands held | HMS Walney |
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| Awards |
Victoria Cross Distinguished Service Order Distinguished Service Cross & Bar Mentioned in Despatches Distinguished Service Cross (United States) |
First World War
Second World War
Captain Frederick Thornton Peters VC, DSO, DSC & Bar (17 September 1889 – 13 November 1942) was a Canadian-born recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest award for valour in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.
Fritz Peters' parents were Frederick Peters (Premier of Prince Edward Island, 1891–1897) and Roberta Hamilton Susan Gray (daughter of John Hamilton Gray who was Premier of P.E.I. at the time of the Charlottetown Conference of 1864). He was educated at St. Peter's School on Prince Edward Island, at school in British Columbia and at Naval College in England. Two of Peters' brothers died in action on the Western Front during the First World War—John Francklyn Peters in April 1915 and Gerald Hamilton Peters in June 1916.
Peters entered the Royal Navy as Midshipman in 1905 and began the First World War as a lieutenant. He retired in 1919 at the age of thirty as a Commander, having won the Distinguished Service Order and the British Distinguished Service Cross (DSC) during the war. Peters then split his time between Britain, Canada and the Gold Coast.
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