Peter Beale (British Army officer)
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Lieutenant-General Sir Peter Beale KBE FRCP |
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| Born | 18 March 1934 |
| Allegiance |
 United Kingdom
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| Service/branch |
 British Army
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| Years of service | 1960 – 1994 |
| Rank | Lieutenant-General |
| Service number | 465344 |
| Awards | Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire (KBE) |
| Other work | Chief Medical Adviser to the British Red Cross |
Lieutenant-General Sir Peter John Beale, KBE, FRCP (born 18 March 1934) is a retired senior British Army officer. He was the Surgeon-General of the British Armed Forces between 1991 and 1994. He also served as the Chief Medical Adviser to the British Red Cross from 1994 to 2000.
Beale was born on 18 March 1934 to Basil and Eileen Beale. He was educated at St Paul's Cathedral School, an Independent preparatory school in the City of London, and on a music scholarship at Felsted School, a public school in Felsted, Essex. Following his preclinical studies, he received a Bachelor of Arts (BA) from Gonville and Caius College, University of Cambridge which he attended as a choral scholar. In 1958, he qualified by graduating Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery (MB BChir) from Westminster Hospital Medical School.
On 7 June 1960, as part of National Service, Beale was commissioned in the Royal Army Medical Corps as a lieutenant. He was given the service number 465344. On 8 July 1960, he transferred from the national service list to a short service commission. He was given seniority in the rank of lieutenant from 26 October 1959. He was promoted to captain on 26 October 1960. He was the Regimental Medical Officer of 34 Light Anti Aircraft Regiment, Royal Artillery between 1960 and 1963. On 1 May 1963, he transferred to a regular commission. He was given seniority in the rank of captain from 26 October 1959. He was promoted to major on 26 October 1964. In 1971, having completed his medical training in the form of attaining Membership of the Royal College of Physicians (MRCP), he was made an army consultant physician. He was promoted to lieutenant colonel on 26 October 1972.
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