The Ven Peter Mallett, CB, OStJ, QHC (1 September 1925 – 5 June 1996) was a Church of England priest and British Army padre, who served as Chaplain-General to the Forces between 1974 and 1980.
[2] He joined 1st Battalion, the Queen's Royal Regiment (West Surrey) when they were posted abroad to take part in the Malayan Emergency.
[4] He joined the British Army of the Rhine and served as Deputy Assistant Chaplain-General in Berlin in 1968.
[1] This was a period of The Troubles that saw the passing of the Northern Ireland (Temporary Provisions) Act 1972 and the implementation of direct rule.
In 1973, he returned to West Germany and served as Assistant Chaplain-General to the British Army of the Rhine.
[8] Between 1981 and 1986, he was managing director of Inter-Church Travel, an organisation that arranged pilgrimages, and religious and cultural journeys.
[1] On 30 August 1957, Mallett was Mentioned in Despatches 'in recognition of gallant and distinguished conduct in operations in Malaya during the period ending on that date'.