Sir Edward Townley Peel KBE, DSO, MC | |
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| Born | 31 May 1884 Knutsford, Cheshire |
| Died | 6 September 1961 (aged 77) London |
| Nationality | British |
| Alma mater | Cheltenham College |
| Occupation(s) | Military officer, businessman |
| Known for | Big-game tunny fishing, yachtsman |
| Spouse |
Françoise Nora de Revière
(m. 1923–1953) |
Sir Edward Townley Peel, KBE, DSO, MC (1884–1961) was a British army officer, businessman and amateur sportsman. He fought throughout World War I in three overseas theatres of war, rising in rank from private to colonel. He was a member of a mercantile family of Alexandria and spent much of his life in Egypt, serving as chairman of Victoria College there.[1] In 1932 he held the world record for the heaviest Atlantic bluefin tuna caught with rod and line. THE RECORD OF 798lb WAS CAUGHT OF SCARBOROUGH BY COL E.T. PEEL SEPTEMBER OF 1932
- ^ Victoria College: a history revealed, Sahar Hamouda, Colin Clement – page 136