Admiral Sir Arthur Francis Eric Palliser, KCB, DSC (20 July 1890 – 22 February 1956) was a prominent Royal Navy officer during the Second World War.

[4] During 1934–35, he attended the Royal Naval War College at Greenwich, followed by an appointment as chief of staff to the Commander-in-Chief, China (1936–38).

[3] Palliser commanded the battleship HMS Malaya in 1940–41[3] and was an Aide de Camp to King George VI during the same period.

Later that year, he was appointed Flag Officer and Fortress Commander at Trincomalee and also served in a staff position with the Royal Indian Navy at New Delhi.

[3] On 2 February 1943 he was Mentioned in Despatches for "good services in the South West Pacific" (a term used in British circles for ABDACOM).