1913
Desmond Piers, Canadian admiral (died 2005)
Desmond Piers, Canadian admiral (died 2005)
Desmond Piers, Canadian admiral (died 2005)
Desmond Piers
Royal Canadian Navy officer
- Born
- 1913
Rear Admiral Desmond William Piers, was a rear-admiral in the Royal Canadian Navy. Born in Halifax and long-time resident of Chester, Nova Scotia, Piers served in the RCN from 1932 to 1967. In 1930, he was the first graduate of the Royal Military College of Canada to join the RCN. He became agent general of Nova Scotia in the United Kingdom in 1977.