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Peter Townsend

1914 - 1995

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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 Elizabeth II from 1952 to 1953. Townsend notably had a romance with Princess Margaret, Elizabeth's younger sister. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Peter Townsend is the 782nd most popular military personnel (down from 478th in 2019), the 19th most popular biography from Myanmar (Burma) (down from 10th in 2019) and the most popular Burmese Military Personnel.

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS

Among military personnels, Peter Townsend ranks 782 out of 2,058. Before him are Nikolai Kuznetsov, Harold Lowe, Wilhelm Rediess, Inaros II, Boris Sheremetev, and Gaius Suetonius Paulinus. After him are Takeo Takagi, Iphicrates, Hua Xiong, Oswald Boelcke, Sergey Gorshkov, and Valerii Zaluzhnyi.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1914, Peter Townsend ranks 98. Before him are Pietro Germi, John Kerr, Edward T. Hall, Ferenc Fricsay, Archduchess Adelheid of Austria, and Jean Tatlock. After him are Birabongse Bhanudej, Marcos Pérez Jiménez, Princess Maria Francesca of Savoy, Omar Ali Saifuddien III, Thomas Watson Jr., and Pavle, Serbian Patriarch. Among people deceased in 1995, Peter Townsend ranks 85. Before him are Eazy-E, Princess Caroline-Mathilde of Denmark, Sicco Mansholt, Ernest Mandel, Alexander Godunov, and Pancho Gonzales. After him are Godfrey Brown, Václav Neumann, Theodor Wisch, Elisha Cook Jr., Franciszek Gajowniczek, and Ann Dunham.

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In Myanmar (Burma)

Among people born in Myanmar (Burma), Peter Townsend ranks 19 out of 40. Before him are Htin Kyaw (1946), Alaungpaya (1714), Charles Maung Bo (1948), Anawrahta (1015), Diana Abgar (1859), and Thibaw Min (1859). After him are Tabinshwehti (1516), Mindon Min (1808), Saki (1870), Bodawpaya (1745), Vijay Rupani (1956), and Ba Maw (1893).

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS In Myanmar (Burma)

Among military personnels born in Myanmar (Burma), Peter Townsend ranks 1. After him are Maha Bandula (1782).

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