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Sir Peter Maxwell Stanford (11 July 1929 – 22 May 1991) was Commander-in-Chief Naval Home Command.

Naval career

Stanford was commissioned into the

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in 1948. He was appointed Executive Officer of HMY ''Britannia'' in 1969 and Commanding Officer of HMS ''Hermione'' as well as Captain of the 5th Frigate Squadron in 1974.Naval Review Volume 79, No. 3
July 1991 He was next appointed

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from October 1980 to November 1981. Promoted to Vice-Admiral in 1982, he went on to be

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in 1982 and, following further promotion to

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in 1984, he was made Commander-in-Chief Naval Home Command. He retired in 1987. He is buried in Hambledon in

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Family

He was married to Ann Lingard: they went on to have one son and two daughters.Navy Net
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References

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