Richard Peirse (RAF officer)

This article is about the late-20th century air vice marshal. For his father, an air chief marshal during the Second World War, see Richard Peirse. For his grandfather, an admiral, see Richard Peirse (Royal Navy officer).

Sir Richard Charles Fairfax Peirse
Born(1931-03-16)16 March 1931
Blackheath, London
Died8 February 2014(2014-02-08) (aged 82)
AllegianceUnited Kingdom
Service/branchRoyal Air Force
Years of service1952–88
RankAir Vice Marshal
CommandsRoyal Air Force College Cranwell (1982–85)
RAF Waddington (1973–76)
No. 51 Squadron (1968–69)
AwardsKnight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order
Companion of the Order of the Bath
RelationsAir Chief Marshal Sir Richard Peirse (father)
Admiral Sir Richard Peirse (grandfather)
Other workGentleman Usher of the Scarlet Rod
Registrar and Secretary of the Order of the Bath

Air Vice Marshal Sir Richard Charles Fairfax Peirse, KCVO, CB (16 March 1931 – 8 February 2014) [1] was a senior Royal Air Force officer who served as Defence Services Secretary from 1985 to 1988.

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