Peter Acland

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Brigadier Acland in 1953.

DL (9 July 1902 – 9 January 1993[1]) was a British Army officer.[2]

Background

He was the younger son of

Most Venerable Order of the Hospital of St John of Jerusalem.[5]

Career

Acland joined the

Greek War Cross.[4]

After the war, he was chief administrator first of the Dodecanese, then of the Cyrenaica until 1946,[9] for which he was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire in the King's Birthday Honours.[10] Three years later, he received the Territorial Decoration.[11] Acland was promoted to lieutenant-colonel in 1947,[12] commanding the 296 Field Regiment, Royal Devon Yeomanry the next four years until 1951, when he was granted the rank of honorary brigadier.[13] He became colonel in 1954[14] and retired from active service in 1961.[15]

In 1952, Acland was appointed honorary colonel of a

Deputy Lieutenant from 1948,[20] Acland served as Vice Lord Lieutenant of Devon from 1962 until 1978.[21]

Family

On 7 July 1927, he married Bridget Susan Barnett, daughter of Reverend Herbert Barnett, and had by her two sons.

John was a major-general in the British Army, while the younger Antony was a diplomat.[22]

References

  1. ^ "Peter Bevil Edward Acland - National Portrait Gallery". npg.org.uk. Retrieved 13 July 2020.
  2. ^ "Peter Bevil Edward Acland (1902-1993)". lafayette.org.uk. Retrieved 13 July 2020.
  3. ^ Fox-Davies, Arthur Charles (1929). Armorial Families. Vol. I. London: Hurst & Blackett. p. 6.
  4. ^ a b c Who is Who 1963. London: Adam & Charles Black Ltd. 1963. p. 12.
  5. ^ "No. 33838". The London Gazette. 24 June 1932. p. 4110.
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  7. ^ "No. 34312". The London Gazette. 7 August 1936. p. 5157.
  8. ^ "No. 35269". The London Gazette (Supplement). 9 September 1941. p. 5207.
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  10. ^ "No. 37598". The London Gazette (Supplement). 4 June 1946. p. 2769.
  11. ^ "No. 38654". The London Gazette (Supplement). 1 July 1949. p. 6328.
  12. ^ "No. 38089". The London Gazette (Supplement). 3 October 1947. p. 4693.
  13. ^ "No. 39623". The London Gazette (Supplement). 12 September 1952. p. 4373.
  14. ^ "No. 40314". The London Gazette (Supplement). 29 October 1954. p. 6191.
  15. ^ "No. 42359". The London Gazette (Supplement). 19 May 1961. p. 3849.
  16. ^ "No. 39631". The London Gazette (Supplement). 26 September 1952. p. 4536.
  17. ^ "No. 44335". The London Gazette (Supplement). 2 June 1967. p. 6328.
  18. ^ Pugsley, David. "University of Exeter - High Sheriffs of Devon since 1832" (PDF). Retrieved 14 August 2009.
  19. ^ a b "ThePeerage - Peter Bevil Edward Acland". Retrieved 11 December 2006.
  20. ^ "No. 38471". The London Gazette. 3 December 1948. p. 6304.
  21. ^ "Will - Peter Bevil Edward Acland". The Independent. 27 March 1993. Retrieved 14 August 2009.
  22. ^ "Obituary - John Hugh Bevil Acland". The Telegraph. London. 5 December 2006. Retrieved 14 August 2009.

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Military offices
New regiment Honorary Colonel of The Devonshire Territorials
1967 – 1968 		Succeeded by
The Lord Clifford of Cudleigh
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