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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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Submarine HMS Truant (N 68)


14 Oct 1939 (position 0.00, 0.00)
Truant (Lt.Cdr. R.W. Peers, RN) conducted a basis dive at her builders yard at Barrow-in-Furness. (1)

18 Oct 1939 (position 0.00, 0.00)
Truant (Lt.Cdr. R.W. Peers, RN) conducted compass adjustment trials at Barrow-in-Furness. (1)

19 Oct 1939
Around 0345A/19, Truant (Lt.Cdr. R.W. Peers, RN) departed Barrow-in-Furness for the Clyde. She arrived at Greenock around 1830A/19. She was escorted by HMS Widgeon (Lt.Cdr. R. Frederick, RN). (2)

20 Oct 1939
Truant (Lt.Cdr. R.W. Peers, RN) conducted trials in Gare Loch during which she was escorted by HMS Widgeon (Lt.Cdr. R. Frederick, RN). (2)

21 Oct 1939
Truant (Lt.Cdr. R.W. Peers, RN) conducted trials in the Clyde area. These included full power trials. On completion of these trials she departed the Clyde to return to her builders yard at Barrow-in-Furness. She was escorted, during the entire day, by HMS Widgeon (Lt.Cdr. R. Frederick, RN). (2)

22 Oct 1939 (position 0.00, 0.00)
Around 0810A/22, Truant (Lt.Cdr. R.W. Peers, RN) arrived back at her builders yard at Barrow-in-Furness from trials in the Clyde area. Her escort, HMS Widgeon (Lt.Cdr. R. Frederick, RN), had parted company around 0610A/22 off the Lightning Knoll buoy. HMS Widgeon then proceeded to Belfast where she arrived around 1245A/22. (2)

30 Oct 1939 (position 0.00, 0.00)
At her builders yard at Barrow-in-Furness, HMS Truant (Lt.Cdr. R.W. Peers, RN) is accepted from the shipyard and placed in full commission. (1)

31 Oct 1939
Around 1215A/31, 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
Around 1000A/2, HMS Truant (Lt.Cdr. R.W. Peers, RN) arrived at Portsmouth (Fort Blockhouse) from Barrow-in-Furness. (3)

3 Nov 1939
HMS Truant (Lt.Cdr. R.W. Peers, RN) conducted exercises in Spithead. (3)

4 Nov 1939
HMS Truant (Lt.Cdr. R.W. Peers, RN) conducted exercises in Spithead. (3)

5 Nov 1939
HMS Truant (Lt.Cdr. R.W. Peers, RN) conducted exercises in Spithead. (3)

6 Nov 1939
HMS Truant (Lt.Cdr. R.W. Peers, RN) conducted exercises in Spithead. (3)

7 Nov 1939
HMS Truant (Lt.Cdr. R.W. Peers, RN) conducted exercises in Spithead. (3)

8 Nov 1939
HMS Truant (Lt.Cdr. R.W. Peers, RN) conducted exercises in Spithead. (3)

12 Nov 1939
Around 1200A/12, HMS Truant (Lt.Cdr. R.W. Peers, RN) shifted from Portsmouth to Portland where she arrived around 1645A/12. She was escorted by HMS Warrior II (Capt.(Retd.) K.A. Beattie, DSO, RN). (3)

13 Nov 1939
HMS Truant (Lt.Cdr. R.W. Peers, RN) conducted torpedo discharge trials off Portland. (3)

14 Nov 1939
HMS Truant (Lt.Cdr. R.W. Peers, RN) conducted torpedo discharge trials off Portland. (3)

15 Nov 1939
HMS Truant (Lt.Cdr. R.W. Peers, RN) conducted torpedo discharge trials off Portland. (3)

17 Nov 1939
HMS Truant (Lt.Cdr. R.W. Peers, RN) conducted torpedo discharge trials off Portland. (3)

18 Nov 1939
HMS Truant (Lt.Cdr. R.W. Peers, RN) conducted torpedo discharge trials off Portland. (3)

21 Nov 1939
Around 0815Z/21, HMS Truant (Lt.Cdr. R.W. Peers, RN) departed Portland to Portsmouth (Fort Blockhouse) where she arrived around 1345Z/21. She was escorted by HMS Warrior II (Capt.(Retd.) K.A. Beattie, DSO, RN). (3)

24 Nov 1939
HMS Truant (Lt.Cdr. R.W. Peers, RN) conducted exercises in Spithead. These included pracice attacks on HMS Warrior II (Capt.(Retd.) K.A. Beattie, DSO, RN). (3)

26 Nov 1939
Around 2045Z/26, 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.

On departure from Portsmouth she was escorted by HMS Warrior II (Capt.(Retd.) K.A. Beattie, DSO, RN). The escort parted company around 0945Z/27 near the North Goodwin light vessel.

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

(4)

10 Dec 1939
Around 1520Z/12, HMS Truant (Lt.Cdr. R.W. Peers, RN) left patrol to proceed to Rosyth in accordance with Capt. S 2's signal timed 1343Z/9. (5)

12 Dec 1939
Around 1520A/12, HMS Truant (Lt.Cdr. R.W. Peers, RN) ended her 1st war patrol, which had been uneventful, at Rosyth. (4)

15 Dec 1939
HMS Truant (Lt.Cdr. R.W. Peers, RN) is docked in the floating dock (AFD 3) at the Rosyth Dockyard for inspection and repairs of the after hydroplanes and the Asdic dome. (6)

25 Dec 1939
HMS Truant (Lt.Cdr. R.W. Peers, RN) is undocked and departed from Rosyth (around 1440Z/25) for post repair trails in the North Sea. (7)

28 Dec 1939
Around 1310Z/28, HMS Truant (Lt.Cdr. R.W. Peers, RN) returns to Rosyth from trails in the North Sea and is docked again in the floating dock (AFD 3) at the Rosyth Dockyard. (7)

30 Dec 1939
HMS Truant (Lt.Cdr. R.W. Peers, RN) is undocked. (7)

31 Dec 1939
Around 1415Z/31, 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.

(4)

12 Jan 1940
Around 1815Z/12, HMS Truant (Lt.Cdr. R.W. Peers, RN) left patrol to return to Rosyth. (8)

14 Jan 1940
Around 1630Z/14, HMS Truant (Lt.Cdr. R.W. Peers, RN) ended her 2nd war patrol, which had been uneventful, at Rosyth. (4)

26 Jan 1940
Around 1400Z/26, 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.

(4)

6 Feb 1940 (position 0.00, 0.00)
Around 1900Z/6, HMS Truant (Lt.Cdr. R.W. Peers, RN) left patrol to return to Rosyth. (9)

8 Feb 1940
Around 1125Z/8, HMS Truant (Lt.Cdr. R.W. Peers, RN) ended her 3rd war patrol, which once again had been uneventful, at Rosyth. (4)

Sources

  1. ADM 173/16224
  2. ADM 53/111184 + ADM 173/16224
  3. ADM 173/16225
  4. ADM 199/1861
  5. ADM 173/116226 + ADM 199/1861
  6. ADM 199/373
  7. ADM 173/16226
  8. ADM 173/16662 + ADM 199/1861
  9. ADM 173/16663 + ADM 199/1861

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


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