General Sir Peter William Cradock Hellings, KCB, DSC, MC, DL (6 September 1916 – 2 November 1990) was a Royal Marines officer who served as Commandant General Royal Marines from 1968 to 1971.
Hellings joined the Royal Marines in 1935 and served in the Second World War as a company commander with 40 Commando,[3] being awarded the Distinguished Service Cross in 1940 and the Military Cross during the fighting in Italy in 1943.
[4][5] He was also mentioned in Despatches in 1946 in recognition of his "gallant and distinguished services in North West Europe" during the closing stages of the war.
[3] His last appointment was as Commandant General Royal Marines in 1968 before retiring in November 1971.
[8] In retirement Hellings became Chairman of the Gas Consumers' Council for the South West,[9] and lived at Milton Combe in Devon.