Peter Whiteley (Royal Marines officer)

General Sir Peter John Frederick Whiteley GCB OBE DL (born 13 December 1920) is a former Commander-in-Chief Allied Forces Northern Europe.

Military career
Educated at Bembridge School, Peter Whiteley was commissioned as a Royal Marine during World War II. He was selected to become Commanding officer of 42 Commando in 1965. He was then appointed Commander of 3 Commando Brigade in 1968. He became Commandant General Royal Marines in 1975 and Commander-in-Chief Allied Forces Northern Europe in 1977. He served as Lieutenant Governor of Jersey from 1979 to 1984.

He became Deputy Lieutenant of Devon.