Peter Downward
{{Short description|British Army general (1924–2014)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}
{{Infobox military person
| name = Sir Peter Downward
| birth_date = 10 April 1924
| death_date = {{Death date and age|2014|10|18|1924|4|10}}
| birth_place = Douglas, Isle of Man
| image = File:Major-General Peter Downward K.C.V.O.; C.B.; D.S.O.; D.F.C.jpg
| allegiance = United Kingdom
| rank = Major-General
| branch = British Army
| commands = 1st Battalion, Lancashire Regiment
Berlin Infantry Brigade
School of Infantry
Wales and Western District
| battles = Second World War
Berlin Airlift
Korean War
Aden Emergency
| awards = Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order
Companion of the Order of the Bath
Distinguished Service Order
Distinguished Flying Cross
}}
Major-General Sir Peter Aldcroft Downward {{post-nominals|country=GBR|KCVO|CB|DSO|DFC}} (10 April 1924 – 18 October 2014) was a British Army officer.
Military career
Educated at King William's College, Downward was commissioned into the South Lancashire Regiment in 1943 and served in North West Europe during the Second World War.Who's Who 2010, A & C Black, 2010, {{ISBN|978-1-4081-1414-8}} He also took part in the Berlin Airlift in 1949 and later saw action in the Korean War. He became commanding officer of the 1st Battalion the Lancashire Regiment in 1966 and in that role was deployed to Aden during the Aden Emergency. He went on to be commander of the Berlin Infantry Brigade in 1971, commandant of the School of Infantry in 1974 and General Officer Commanding West Midlands District in 1976 before retiring in 1979.{{cite web|url=http://www.gulabin.com/armynavy/pdf/Army%20Commands%201860-.pdf|title=Army Commands|accessdate=2 July 2016}}
In 1953, he married Hilda Hinckley Wood; they had two sons. Following the death of his first wife, he married Mary Boykett Proctor (née Allwork).
In retirement he was Lieutenant Governor of the Royal Hospital Chelsea, and then Governor of the Military Knights of Windsor. He died on 18 October 2014.{{cite web|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/11208420/Major-General-Sir-Peter-Downward-obituary.html|title=Major-General Sir Peter Downward - obituary|publisher=The Telegraph|date=4 November 2014|accessdate=8 January 2019}}
References
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{{s-bef|before=Robert Britten}}
{{s-ttl|title=GOC West Midlands District|years=1976−1979}}
{{s-aft|after=Anthony Ward-Booth
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Category:British Army personnel of World War II
Category:People from Douglas, Isle of Man
Category:British Army major generals
Category:Knights Commander of the Royal Victorian Order
Category:Companions of the Order of the Bath
Category:Companions of the Distinguished Service Order
Category:Recipients of the Distinguished Flying Cross (United Kingdom)
Category:South Lancashire Regiment officers
Category:Lancashire Regiment officers