Peter Townsend (RAF officer)

Group Captain

Peter Townsend

CVO DSO DFC*
Group Captain; Peter Townsend; CVO DSO DFC*
	Townsend in 1940
Born	22 November 1914; Rangoon, Burma, British India; (now Yangon, Myanmar)
Died	19 June 1995 (aged 80); Saint-Léger-en-Yvelines, France
Buried	Saint-Léger-en-Yvelines
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Branch	Royal Air Force
Service years	1933–1955
Rank	Group Captain
Commands	RAF West Malling (1943–44); No. 605 Squadron RAF (1942); RAF Drem (1942); No. 85 Squadron RAF (1940–41);
Conflicts	Second World War Battle of Britain;
Awards	Commander of the Royal Victorian Order; Distinguished Service Order; Distinguished Flying Cross & Bar; Mentioned in Despatches;
Spouses	; Rosemary Pawle (m. 1941; div. 1952) ; Marie-Luce Jamagne; (m. 1959)
Children	5

Group Captain Peter Wooldridge Townsend (22 November 1914 – 19 June 1995) was a British Royal Air Force officer, flying ace, courtier and author. He was equerry to King George VI from 1944 to 1952 and held the same position for Queen Elizabeth II from 1952 to 1953. Townsend had a romance with Princess Margaret, Elizabeth's younger sister.