Peter Arthur Cox FREng (30 October 1922 – 17 November 2018) was a British civil engineer.
He served at the crossing of the Rhine (Operation Varsity) on 24 March 1945 when his glider was the only one to arrive at the correct position at the bridges over the River Issel.
He and his small party of Sappers were engaged in heavy fighting before the infantry captured the bridge and they could prepare it for demolition.
Cox's party then moved to another bridge, which was under fire and he had to crawl out on his stomach, carrying one explosive charge at a time.
[5] Cox ended his career as the last senior partner of Rendel, Palmer and Tritton,[8] the consulting firm which under his leadership designed the Thames Barrier.