Ronald Lynsdale Pereira information

Admiral
R L Pereira
PVSM, AVSM
Admiral R L Pereira PVSM, AVSM
23rd Chairman of the Chiefs of Staff Committee
	In office; 30 August 1981 – 26 February 1982
President	Neelam Sanjiva Reddy
Prime Minister	Indira Gandhi
Preceded by	Idris Hasan Latif
Succeeded by	K. V. Krishna Rao
9th Chief of the Naval Staff (India)
	In office; 1 March 1979 – 28 February 1982
President	Neelam Sanjiva Reddy
Prime Minister	Morarji Desai ; Charan Singh ; Indira Gandhi
Preceded by	Jal Cursetji
Succeeded by	O. S. Dawson
Personal details
Born	25 May 1923; Calcutta, Bengal Presidency, British India
Died	14 October 1993 (aged 70); Bangalore, India
Resting place	Bangalore, India
Spouse	Phyllis Beatrice Badal
Nickname	Ronnie
Military service
Allegiance	British India (1923-1947) ; India (since 1947)
Branch/service	Royal Indian Navy (1943-1947) ; Indian Navy (1947-1982)
Years of service	1943–1982
Rank	Admiral
Commands	Western Naval Command; Southern Naval Area; Eastern Fleet; INS Delhi ; 14th Frigate squadron ; INS Kuthar
Battles/wars	World War II ; Indo-Pakistani War of 1971
Award(s)	Param Vishist Seva Medal; Ati Vishist Seva Medal; Sangram Medal; Burma Star;

Admiral Ronald Lynsdale 'Ronnie' Pereira, PVSM, AVSM (25 May 1923 – 14 October 1993) was a flag officer in the Indian Navy. He served as the ninth Chief of Naval Staff from 1979 to 1982. He is considered to be one of the architects of the modern Indian Navy.

During World War II, he saw active service aboard various motor launches in Burma and Malaysia between 1943 and 1945 and thereafter, continued at sea with an amphibious task group based in Iraq, till 1946. After Independence in 1947 and completion of professional gunnery training at HMS Excellent at Portsmouth, he served for several years as a gunnery specialist, both afloat and ashore. He has commanded INS Kuthar (F146) and the Navy's flagship, INS Delhi. He served as deputy commandant of the National Defence Academy and as the director of combat policy & tactics at Naval HQ.

In his 39-year illustrious naval career, Pereira held prestigious appointments of Flag Officer Commanding Eastern Fleet (FOCEF), Flag Officer Commanding Southern Naval Command and the Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief Western Naval Command. An able sportsman, he represented the Indian Navy in hockey in 1946 and in golf in the 1960s.

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Admiral R L Pereira PVSM, AVSM


23rd Chairman of the Chiefs of Staff Committee
In office 30 August 1981 – 26 February 1982
President	Neelam Sanjiva Reddy
Prime Minister	Indira Gandhi
Preceded by	Idris Hasan Latif
Succeeded by	K. V. Krishna Rao
9th Chief of the Naval Staff (India)
In office 1 March 1979 – 28 February 1982
President	Neelam Sanjiva Reddy
Prime Minister	Morarji Desai Charan Singh Indira Gandhi
Preceded by	Jal Cursetji
Succeeded by	O. S. Dawson

Personal details
Born	(1923-05-25)25 May 1923 Calcutta, Bengal Presidency, British India
Died	14 October 1993(1993-10-14) (aged 70) Bangalore, India
Resting place	Bangalore, India
Spouse	Phyllis Beatrice Badal
Nickname	Ronnie
Military service
Allegiance	British India (1923-1947) India (since 1947)
Branch/service	Royal Indian Navy (1943-1947) Indian Navy (1947-1982)
Years of service	1943–1982
Rank	Admiral
Commands	Western Naval Command Southern Naval Area Eastern Fleet INS Delhi 14th Frigate squadron INS Kuthar
Battles/wars	World War II Indo-Pakistani War of 1971
Award(s)	Param Vishist Seva Medal Ati Vishist Seva Medal Sangram Medal Burma Star