Peter Piper (Royal Navy officer)

Aston Dalzell Piper
NicknamePeter
Born(1913-04-19)19 April 1913
Dovercourt, England
Died8 November 1995(1995-11-08) (aged 82)
Exeter, England
AllegianceUnited Kingdom
BranchRoyal Naval Reserve
Service years1932–1950
1951–1966
RankCaptain
CommandsHMS Sirdar (1945)
HMS Tribune (1944–45)
HMS Unsparing (1942–44)
HMS H34 (1942)
ConflictsSecond World War
AwardsDistinguished Service Order
Distinguished Service Cross & Two Bars
Decoration for Officers of the Royal Naval Reserve

Captain Aston Dalzell Piper, DSO, DSC & Two Bars, RD (19 April 1913 – 8 November 1995), known as Peter Piper, was an officer in the Royal Naval Reserve in the Second World War. He was notable for two events: he was the first reservist to command a submarine, and the first reservist officer to receive the Distinguished Service Cross in the Second World War.

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