Robert Witherington Peers, RN
| Birth details unknown |
| Ranks
Retired: 19 Jan 1948 Decorations
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Warship Commands listed for Robert Witherington Peers, RN
| Ship | Rank | Type | From | To |
| HMS Truant (N 68) | Lt.Cdr. | Submarine | 17 Jul 1939 | 11 Feb 1940 |
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Submarine HMS Truant (N 68)
31 Oct 1939
HMS Truant (Lt.Cdr. R.W. Peers, RN) departs Barrow for Portsmouth.
2 Nov 1939
HMS Truant (Lt.Cdr. R.W. Peers, RN) arrives at Portsmouth for a period of training.
12 Nov 1939
HMS Truant (Lt.Cdr. R.W. Peers, RN) departs Portmouth for Portland where she arrived later the same day. At Portland she conducted further training and exercises.
21 Nov 1939
HMS Truant (Lt.Cdr. R.W. Peers, RN) departs Portland for Portsmouth where she arrived later the same day.
26 Nov 1939
HMS Truant (Lt.Cdr. R.W. Peers, RN) departs Portsmouth for her 1st war patrol. She is to patrol off the Southern coast of Norway, near Lista.
For the daily positions of HMS Truant during this patrol see the map below.
HMS Truant 1st war patrol click here for bigger map
12 Dec 1939
HMS Truant (Lt.Cdr. R.W. Peers, RN) ends her 1st war patrol at Rosyth. Following her return from patrol Truant is docked for repairs.
25 Dec 1939
HMS Truant (Lt.Cdr. R.W. Peers, RN) is undocked and departs Rosyth for post repair trails in the North Sea.
28 Dec 1939
HMS Truant (Lt.Cdr. R.W. Peers, RN) returns to Rosyth from trails in the North Sea and is docked again.
30 Dec 1939
HMS Truant (Lt.Cdr. R.W. Peers, RN) is undocked.
31 Dec 1939
HMS Truant (Lt.Cdr. R.W. Peers, RN) departs Rosyth for her 2nd war patrol. She is to patrol in the Skagerrak.
For the daily positions of HMS Truant during this patrol see the map below.
HMS Truant 2nd war patrol click here for bigger map
14 Jan 1940
HMS Truant (Lt.Cdr. R.W. Peers, RN) ends her 2nd war patrol at Rosyth.
26 Jan 1940
HMS Truant (Lt.Cdr. R.W. Peers, RN) departs Rosyth for her 3rd war patrol. She is to patrol in the Skagerrak. Later patrol area is shifted to a position South-West of Kristiansand, Norway to intercept German ore ships coming from Narvik, Norway. It was considered unlikely that these ships would pass through the Skagerrak due to the heavy ice there.
For the daily positions of HMS Truant during this patrol see the map below.
HMS Truant 3rd war patrol click here for bigger map
8 Feb 1940
HMS Truant (Lt.Cdr. R.W. Peers, RN) ends her 3rd war patrol at Rosyth.