Peter Gerald Charles Dickens
| Peter Gerald Charles Dickens | |
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Captain Peter Dickens RN
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| Born |
6 April 1917 Fulham, London, England |
| Died | 25 May 1987 (aged 69) Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England |
| Allegiance |
 United Kingdom
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| Service/branch |
 Royal Navy
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| Rank | Captain |
| Battles/wars | World War II |
| Awards |
Distinguished Service Order Member of the Order of the British Empire Distinguished Service Cross Mentioned in Despatches (x 4) |
| Spouse(s) | Mary Alice Blagrove |
Captain Peter Gerald Charles Dickens DSO, MBE, DSC, RN (6 April 1917 – 25 May 1987) was a Royal Navy officer during World War II and a great-grandson of novelist Charles Dickens.
The son of Admiral Sir Gerald Charles Dickens and Kathlen Pearl Birch, Peter Dickens was born in Fulham in London in 1917. Dickens joined the Royal Navy as a Naval Cadet in September 1934, being promoted to Midshipman in May 1935 when he was serving aboard HMS Nelson in the Home Fleet. Dickens was Acting Sub-Lieutenant in September 1937 and Sub-Lieutenant in May 1938 while serving aboard the Royal Yacht HMY Victoria and Albert III in Portsmouth. In 1940 he took part in the evacuation from Dunkirk.
From June 1942 Dickens was the Commanding Officer of HM MTB 234 and the Senior Officer of 21st MTB Flotilla when, in August 1942, he was awarded the MBE for saving his mined ship through damage control, and the Distinguished Service Cross in December 1942 for attacks on enemy shipping. In July 1943 he was awarded the Distinguished Service Order for skillful and daring attacks "in enemy coastal waters".
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