Mark Pizey

Admiral Sir Mark Pizey
Pizey in 1943
1st Chief of the Naval Staff
In office
21 July 1955 – 21 July 1955
PresidentRajendra Prasad
Prime MinisterJawaharlal Nehru
Preceded byOffice Established
Succeeded byStephen Hope Carlill
2nd Commander-in-Chief, Indian Navy (later CNS)
In office
13 October 1951 – 31 March 1955
PresidentRajendra Prasad
Prime MinisterJawaharlal Nehru
Preceded byEdward Parry
Succeeded byOffice Replaced by office of Chief of the Naval Staff (India)
Personal details
Born(1899-06-17)17 June 1899
Axbridge, Somerset
Died17 May 1993(1993-05-17) (aged 93)
Burnham-on-Sea
AwardsKnight Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire
Companion of the Order of the Bath
Distinguished Service Order & Bar
Mentioned in Despatches
Military service
AllegianceUnited Kingdom
India
Branch/serviceRoyal Navy
Indian Navy
Years of service1912–1958
RankAdmiral
CommandsCommander-in-Chief, Plymouth
Chief of Naval Staff of the Indian Navy
HMS President
HMS Tyne
HMS Campbell
HMS Ausonia
HMS Fortune
HMS Boreas
HMS Torrid
Battles/warsFirst World War
Second World War

Admiral Sir Charles Thomas Mark Pizey GBE CB DSO* DL (17 June 1899 – 17 May 1993) was a Royal Navy officer who served as the last Commander-in-Chief and first Chief of Naval Staff of the Indian Navy from 1951 to 1955.