Christopher Peto

Brigadier
Sir Christopher Peto, 3rd Baronet
DSO, DL
Brigadier Sir Christopher Peto, 3rd Baronet DSO, DL
Member of Parliament for North Devon
	In office; 23 February 1950 – 6 May 1955
Preceded by	New constituency
Succeeded by	James Lindsay
Member of Parliament for Barnstaple
	In office; 5 July 1945 – 3 February 1950
Preceded by	Sir Richard Acland
Succeeded by	Constituency abolished
Personal details
Born	19 February 1897; Chertsey, Surrey
Died	19 May 1980 (aged 83); Basingstoke, Hampshire
Political party	Conservative
Military service
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Branch/service	British Army
Years of service	1915–1946
Rank	Brigadier
Commands	137th Armoured Brigade (1942–43); 29th Armoured Brigade (1940–42); 9th Queen's Royal Lancers (1938–40)
Battles/wars	First World War; Second World War
Awards	Distinguished Service Order; Mentioned in Despatches (3); Knight of the Legion of Honour (France); Croix de Guerre (France); Commander of the Order of Leopold (Belgium); Croix de Guerre (Belgium); Commander of the Order of the White Lion (Czechoslovakia); War Cross (Czechoslovakia); Commander of the Order of Adolphe of Nassau (Luxembourg); War Cross (Luxembourg); Commander's Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta (Poland)

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Brigadier Sir Christopher Henry Maxwell Peto, 3rd Baronet, DSO, DL (19 February 1897 – 19 May 1980) was a senior officer in the British Army during the Second World War and a post-war Conservative Party politician.

Brigadier Sir Christopher Peto, 3rd Baronet DSO, DL

Member of Parliament for North Devon
In office 23 February 1950 – 6 May 1955
Preceded by	New constituency
Succeeded by	James Lindsay
Member of Parliament for Barnstaple
In office 5 July 1945 – 3 February 1950
Preceded by	Sir Richard Acland
Succeeded by	Constituency abolished

Personal details
Born	(1897-02-19)19 February 1897 Chertsey, Surrey
Died	19 May 1980(1980-05-19) (aged 83) Basingstoke, Hampshire
Political party	Conservative
Military service
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Branch/service	British Army
Years of service	1915–1946
Rank	Brigadier
Commands	137th Armoured Brigade (1942–43) 29th Armoured Brigade (1940–42) 9th Queen's Royal Lancers (1938–40)
Battles/wars	First World War Second World War
Awards	Distinguished Service Order Mentioned in Despatches (3) Knight of the Legion of Honour (France) Croix de Guerre (France) Commander of the Order of Leopold (Belgium) Croix de Guerre (Belgium) Commander of the Order of the White Lion (Czechoslovakia) War Cross (Czechoslovakia) Commander of the Order of Adolphe of Nassau (Luxembourg) War Cross (Luxembourg) Commander's Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta (Poland)