David Peel Yates
| Sir David Peel Yates | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1911 |
| Died | 1978 (aged 66–67) |
| Allegiance | United Kingdom |
| Service/branch | British Army |
| Years of service | 1931–1969 |
| Rank | Lieutenant General |
| Unit | South Wales Borderers |
| Commands held |
6th Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment 1st Battalion, South Wales Borderers 27th Infantry Brigade British Forces in Berlin Eastern Command Southern Command |
| Battles/wars | Second World War |
| Awards |
Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath Commander of the Royal Victorian Order Distinguished Service Order Officer of the Order of the British Empire |
Lieutenant General Sir David Peel Yates KCB CVO DSO OBE (1911–1978) was a senior British Army officer who reached high office during the 1960s.
Military career
Yates was commissioned as a second lieutenant into the British Army's South Wales Borderers in 1931.[1] He was deployed on Waziristan operations on the North West Frontier of India in 1937 before becoming adjutant of the 1st Battalion, Monmouthshire Regiment in 1939.[1]
He served in the Second World War, initially as brigade major of the 113th Infantry Brigade in 1940.[1] He then went to the Staff College, Camberley before becoming brigade major of the 204th Independent Infantry Brigade (Home) in 1941.[1] He served as a General Staff Officer (GSO) with the 4th Division and then at First Army Headquarters.[1] He was involved in the fall of Tunis in May 1943.[1] He was appointed Commanding Officer (CO) of the 6th Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment which was deployed to the Italian Front in 1943 before he returned to the 4th Division later that year.[1] He was a brigadier on the General Staff of General Sir Harold Alexander at Allied Force Headquarters (AFHQ) in Italy in 1945.[1]
After the war he became an Instructor at the Joint Services Staff College (JSSC) in 1946 and then Assistant Adjutant and Quartermaster General at the War Office in 1949.[1] He was an Instructor at the NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organisation) Defence College in Paris, France between 1951 and 1953 when he became CO of the 1st Battalion, South Wales Borderers.[1] He was appointed Commander of the 27th Infantry Brigade in Hong Kong, China in 1955 and Assistant Commandant at the Staff College, Camberley in 1957.[1] He then became Chief of Staff for Eastern Command in 1960 and Commandant of the British Sector in Berlin in 1962.[1] He was General Officer Commanding-in-Chief (GOC-in-C) for Eastern Command from 1966 to 1968 when he became GOC-in-C for Southern Command; he retired in 1969.[1]
Family
He was married to Christine Hilary Peel Yates; they had a son and a daughter.[2]
References
| Military offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Claude Dunbar |
Commandant, British Sector in Berlin 1962–1966 |
Succeeded by Sir John Nelson |
| Preceded by Sir George Cole |
GOC-in-C Eastern Command 1966–1968 |
Succeeded by Post Disbanded |
| Preceded by Sir John Mogg |
GOC-in-C Southern Command 1968–1969 |
Succeeded by Sir Michael Carver |