serviceyears laterwork branch commands relations death_date birth_place allegiance awards birth_date rank article_title name
1952 -- 1988 gentleman of the order of the bath usher of the scarlet rod registrar and secretary united kingdom royal & nbsp ; 51 squadron air force college cranwell raf waddington no . air admiral sir richard peirse -lrb- grandfather -rrb- chief marshal sir richard peirse -lrb- father -rrb- 08 february 2014 blackheath , london united kingdom knight the order of the bath commander of the royal victorian order companion of 16 march 1931 air vice marshal richard peirse -lrb- raf officer -rrb-
 sir richard charles fairfax peirse
richard peirse -lrb- raf officer -rrb-

`` this article is about the late-20th century air vice marshal .
for his father , who reached the rank of air chief marshal during world war ii , see richard peirse .
for his grandfather , an admiral in the royal navy , see richard peirse -lrb- royal navy officer -rrb- '' air vice marshal sir richard charles fairfax peirse -lrb- 16 march 1931 -- 8 february 2014 -rrb- was a senior royal air force officer who served as defence services secretary from 1985 to 1988 .
