Christopher Peto
Brigadier Sir Christopher Henry Maxwell Peto, 3rd Baronet, DSO, DL (19 February 1897 – 19 May 1980) was a senior officer in the British Army during the Second World War and a post-war Conservative Party politician.
Sir Christopher Peto, 3rd Baronet | |
|---|---|
| Member of Parliament for North Devon | |
| In office 23 February 1950 – 6 May 1955 | |
| Preceded by | New constituency |
| Succeeded by | James Lindsay |
| Member of Parliament for Barnstaple | |
| In office 5 July 1945 – 3 February 1950 | |
| Preceded by | Sir Richard Acland |
| Succeeded by | Constituency abolished |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 19 February 1897 Chertsey, Surrey |
| Died | 19 May 1980 (aged 83) Basingstoke, Hampshire |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | United Kingdom |
| Branch/service | British Army |
| Years of service | 1915–1946 |
| Rank | Brigadier |
| Commands | 137th Armoured Brigade (1942–43) 29th Armoured Brigade (1940–42) 9th Queen's Royal Lancers (1938–40) |
| Battles/wars | First World War Second World War |
| Awards | Distinguished Service Order Mentioned in Despatches (3) Knight of the Legion of Honour (France) Croix de Guerre (France) Commander of the Order of Leopold (Belgium) Croix de Guerre (Belgium) Commander of the Order of the White Lion (Czechoslovakia) War Cross (Czechoslovakia) Commander of the Order of Adolphe of Nassau (Luxembourg) War Cross (Luxembourg) Commander's Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta (Poland) |
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