Robert Witherington Peers, RN

Born  19 Jan 1903


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Ranks

15 May 1923 A/S.Lt.
30 Jan 1924 S.Lt.
30 Dec 1925 Lt.
30 Dec 1933 Lt.Cdr.
19 Jan 1948 Cdr. (retired)

Retired: 19 Jan 1948


Decorations

Warship Commands listed for Robert Witherington Peers, RN


ShipRankTypeFromTo
HMS Truant (N 68)Lt.Cdr.Submarine17 Jul 193911 Feb 1940

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Events related to this officer

Submarine HMS Truant (N 68)


31 Oct 1939
HMS Truant (Lt.Cdr. R.W. Peers, RN) departed her builders yard at Barrow for Portsmouth. She was escorted by HMS Shikari (Cdr. J.H. Lewis, RN). (1)

2 Nov 1939
HMS Truant (Lt.Cdr. R.W. Peers, RN) arrived at Portsmouth for a period of trails and training. (2)

3 Nov 1939
HMS Truant (Lt.Cdr. R.W. Peers, RN) conducted exercises off Portsmouth. (2)

4 Nov 1939
HMS Truant (Lt.Cdr. R.W. Peers, RN) conducted exercises off Portsmouth. (2)

5 Nov 1939
HMS Truant (Lt.Cdr. R.W. Peers, RN) conducted exercises off Portsmouth. (2)

6 Nov 1939
HMS Truant (Lt.Cdr. R.W. Peers, RN) conducted exercises off Portsmouth. (2)

7 Nov 1939
HMS Truant (Lt.Cdr. R.W. Peers, RN) conducted exercises off Portsmouth. (2)

8 Nov 1939
HMS Truant (Lt.Cdr. R.W. Peers, RN) conducted exercises off Portsmouth. (2)

12 Nov 1939
HMS Truant (Lt.Cdr. R.W. Peers, RN) shifted from Portsmouth to Portland. She was escorted by HMS Warrior II (Capt.(Retd.) K.A. Beattie, DSO, RN). (2)

13 Nov 1939
HMS Truant (Lt.Cdr. R.W. Peers, RN) conducted torpedo firing discharge trials off Portland. (2)

14 Nov 1939
HMS Truant (Lt.Cdr. R.W. Peers, RN) conducted torpedo firing discharge trials off Portland. (2)

15 Nov 1939
HMS Truant (Lt.Cdr. R.W. Peers, RN) conducted torpedo firing discharge trials off Portland. (2)

17 Nov 1939
HMS Truant (Lt.Cdr. R.W. Peers, RN) conducted torpedo firing discharge trials off Portland. (2)

18 Nov 1939
HMS Truant (Lt.Cdr. R.W. Peers, RN) conducted torpedo firing discharge trials off Portland. (2)

21 Nov 1939
HMS Truant (Lt.Cdr. R.W. Peers, RN) shifted from Portland to Portsmouth. She was escorted by HMS Warrior II (Capt.(Retd.) K.A. Beattie, DSO, RN). (2)

24 Nov 1939
HMS Truant (Lt.Cdr. R.W. Peers, RN) conducted exercises off Portsmouth. (2)

26 Nov 1939
HMS Truant (Lt.Cdr. R.W. Peers, RN) departed from Portsmouth for her 1st war patrol. She is to patrol off the Southern coast of Norway, near Lista.

For the daily positions of HMS Truant during this patrol see the map below.

(3)

12 Dec 1939
HMS Truant (Lt.Cdr. R.W. Peers, RN) ended her 1st war patrol at Rosyth. (3)

15 Dec 1939
HMS Truant (Lt.Cdr. R.W. Peers, RN) is docked in a floating dock at Rosyth. (4)

25 Dec 1939
HMS Truant (Lt.Cdr. R.W. Peers, RN) left dock and departed from Rosyth for post repair trails in the North Sea. (5)

28 Dec 1939
HMS Truant (Lt.Cdr. R.W. Peers, RN) returns to Rosyth from trails in the North Sea and is docked again in a floating dock. (5)

30 Dec 1939
HMS Truant (Lt.Cdr. R.W. Peers, RN) is undocked. (5)

31 Dec 1939
HMS Truant (Lt.Cdr. R.W. Peers, RN) departed from Rosyth for her 2nd war patrol. She is to patrol in the Skagerrak.

For the daily positions of HMS Truant during this patrol see the map below.

(3)

14 Jan 1940
HMS Truant (Lt.Cdr. R.W. Peers, RN) ended her 2nd war patrol at Rosyth. (3)

26 Jan 1940
HMS Truant (Lt.Cdr. R.W. Peers, RN) departed from Rosyth for her 3rd war patrol. She is to patrol in the Skagerrak. Later patrol area is shifted to a position South-West of Kristiansand, Norway to intercept German ore ships coming from Narvik, Norway. It was considered unlikely that these ships would pass through the Skagerrak due to the heavy ice there.

For the daily positions of HMS Truant during this patrol see the map below.

(3)

8 Feb 1940
HMS Truant (Lt.Cdr. R.W. Peers, RN) ended her 3rd war patrol at Rosyth. (3)

Sources

  1. ADM 173/16224
  2. ADM 173/16225
  3. ADM 199/1861
  4. ADM 199/373
  5. ADM 173/16226

ADM numbers indicate documents at the British National Archives at Kew, London.


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