Peter Grant Peterkin
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Major-General Peter Grant Peterkin CB OBE |
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| Serjeant-at-Arms of the British House of Commons |
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In office 31 December 2004 – 24 June 2007 |
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| Speaker | Michael Martin |
| Preceded by | Sir Michael Cummins |
| Succeeded by | Jill Pay |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 6 July 1947 |
| Nationality | British |
| Alma mater | Durham University |
| Awards |
Companion of the Order of the Bath Officer of the Order of the British Empire |
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| Allegiance |
 United Kingdom
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| Service/branch |
 British Army
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| Years of service | 1967-2004 |
| Rank | Major-General |
| Commands |
24th Airmobile Brigade 5th Division |
| Battles/wars | Kosovo War |
Major-General Anthony Peter Grant Peterkin CB OBE (born 6 July 1947) is a retired senior British Army officer. He was the British House of Commons' Serjeant at Arms between 2004 and 2007.
Grant Peterkin was born on 6 July 1947. He is the son of the late Brigadier James Grant Peterkin, DSO and his wife Dorothea Grant Peterkin. He was educated at Ampleforth College, then an all-boys independent school in Ampleforth, North Yorkshire.
Having graduated from the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst, Grant Peterkin was commissioned into the Queen's Own Highlanders on 28 July 1967 as a second lieutenant. He was given the service number 483916. In 1968, he began the study of history at Durham University. He was promoted to lieutenant on 28 January 1969. He graduated from Durham with a Bachelor of Arts (BA) in 1971. He was promoted to captain on 28 July 1973. Between 1973 and 1974, he served as aide-de-camp to the Chief of the General Staff, then General Sir Peter Hunt. He was promoted to major on 31 December 1979, and then attended the Indian Staff College in 1980.
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