Date of birth:

July 20th, 1890 (Richmond/Surrey, Groot-Brittannië)

Date of death:

February 22nd, 1956 (Kensington/London, Great Britain)

Nationality:

British

Arthur Palliser was educated at Royal Navy College Dartmore and saw considerbale action durig WW1 for which he was awarded the Distinguished Service Cross and Croix de Guerre avec Palme.
In the interwar years he moved up the ranks. In 1940-1941 he commanded HMS Malaya and was Aide de Camp to the King
In 1941, he was appointed Chief of Staff to the Commander-in-Chief of the British Eastern Fleet, Admiral Sir Thomas Phillips. During early 1942, as a Rear Admiral, Palliser became Deputy Commander of Naval Forces, in the American-British-Dutch-Australian Command (ABDACOM) — a short-lived joint command for Allied forces in South East Asia and the South West Pacific — under the US Admiral Thomas C. Hart and the Dutch admiral Conrad Helfrich. Later that year, he was appointed Flag Officer and Fortress Commander at Trincomalee and also served in a staff position with the Royal Indian Navy at New Delhi.
During 1943, he returned to the UK to command the 1st Cruiser Squadron.
In 1944, Palliser was made Fourth Sea Lord and Chief of Supplies and Transport, a position he held until 1946. From 1946 he held the position of Commander-in-Chief, East Indies Station.
Palliser retired in 1948

Promotions:
1907: Midshipman
?: Acting Sub-Lieutenant
December 28th, 1910: Sub Lieutenant
March, 15th, 1911: Lieutenant
March 15th, 1919: Lieutenant Commander
December 31st, 1924: Commander
June 30th, 1931: Captain
July 8th, 1941: Rear-Admiral
February 2nd, 1944: Vice-Admiral
May 16th, 1947: Admiral
September 2nd, 1948: retirement at his own request

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