Author, historian, recognised authority on Nelson and major commemorative event organiser, Peter chairs four organisations: The 1805 Club, conserving the monuments and memorials of the Georgian sailing navy; the International Committee for Waterloo 200; The New Waterloo Dispatch - the ceremonial re-enactment in 2015 of the news of Waterloo; and Thames Alive, which in 2012 organised the manpower squadron of The Thames Diamond Jubilee Pageant and the Thames Olympic Torch Relay. Peter was vice-chairman of the Official Nelson Commemorations Committee and played a key role in the planning and organisation of the Trafalgar Festival and Sea Britain 2005. He has lectured at the National Maritime Museum, Greenwich Foundation, National Museum of the Royal Navy, Defence Academy, Royal Institution, schools, colleges, universities and on voyages. Peter has a degree in economi, is a Member of the Chartered Institute of Public Relations and a Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society.