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Peter Vanneck
Birth namePeter Beckford Rutgers Vanneck
Born(1922-01-07)7 January 1922
London
Died2 August 1999(1999-08-02) (aged 77)
London
AllegiancePeter Vanneck United Kingdom
Service/branchRoyal Navy, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, Royal Auxiliary Air Force
Years of service1940–1949 (RN)
1949–1950 (RAFVR)
1950-after 1967 (RAuxAF)
RankAir Commodore[1]
Service number205378 (RAuxAF)
Battles/warsSecond World War
  • Last battle of the battleship Bismarck
AwardsKnight Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire (1977)
Companion of the Order of the Bath (1973)
Air Force Cross (1955)
Air Efficiency Award (1954)
Knight of Justice of the Order of St John (1959)
Commander, Legion of Honour (France) (1981)
Grand Officer, Order of the Crown (Belgium) (1983)
RelationsLord Huntingfield (father)
Lord Stevenson of Coddenham (son-in-law)

Air Commodore Sir Peter Beckford Rutgers Vanneck GBE CB AFC AE DL (7 January 1922 – 2 August 1999) was a British Royal Navy officer, fighter pilot, engineer, stockbroker and politician. He made notable contributions to Anglo-French relations as Lord Mayor of London and as a Member of the European Parliament.

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Alexander Fordyce

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of Lord Clive; Grove House (Grade II*), built originally for Sir Joshua Vanneck in 1777 – Capability Brown is reputed to have laid out the grounds; and...

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