Peter Samuel, 4th Viscount Bearsted
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Major
Peter Montefiore Samuel, 4th Viscount Bearsted MC
TD
(9 December 1911 – 9 June 1996) was a British peer
and former Deputy Chairman of Shell Transport and Trading.
Samuel was commissioned into the Warwickshire Yeomanry
in March 1936. He served throughout the Second World War, being awarded the Military Cross
in 1943 and ending the war as an Acting Major.
Major
Major is a rank of commissioned officer, with corresponding ranks existing in almost every military in the world.When used unhyphenated, in conjunction with no other indicator of rank, the term refers to the rank just senior to that of an Army captain and just below the rank of lieutenant colonel. ...
Peter Montefiore Samuel, 4th Viscount Bearsted MC
Military Cross
The Military Cross is the third-level military decoration awarded to officers and other ranks of the British Armed Forces; and formerly also to officers of other Commonwealth countries....
TD
Territorial Decoration
The Territorial Decoration was a medal of the United Kingdom awarded for long service in the Territorial Force and its successor, the Territorial Army...
(9 December 1911 – 9 June 1996) was a British peer
Peerage
The Peerage is a legal system of largely hereditary titles in the United Kingdom, which constitute the ranks of British nobility and is part of the British honours system...
and former Deputy Chairman of Shell Transport and Trading.
Samuel was commissioned into the Warwickshire Yeomanry
Warwickshire Yeomanry
The Warwickshire Yeomanry was a yeomanry regiment of the British Army, first raised in 1794, which served as a cavalry and dismounted infantry regiment in the First World War and as a cavalry and an armoured regiment in the Second World War, before being amalgamated into The Queen's Own...
in March 1936. He served throughout the Second World War, being awarded the Military Cross
Military Cross
The Military Cross is the third-level military decoration awarded to officers and other ranks of the British Armed Forces; and formerly also to officers of other Commonwealth countries....
in 1943 and ending the war as an Acting Major.
Titles and Honours
- Mr Peter Samuel (1911–1927)
- The Hon. Peter Samuel (1927–1943)
- The Hon. Peter Samuel MC (1943–1951)
- The Hon. Peter Samuel MC TD (1951–1986)
- The Rt. Hon. The Viscount Bearsted MC TD (1986–1996)