Peart was commissioned into the
Royal Engineers in 1935. In 1938, he was posted to
Singapore, and in 1940 was promoted to
Captain, second-in-command of an independent company for
Commando-type service in southern
Norway. In 1941, as a
Major, Peart was granted command of a field company but soon joined the operational planning branch of the War Office in late 1942. In early 1944, Peart undertook a series of foreign assignments in
Ceylon,
Burma, Singapore and
Hong Kong as part of
Lord Mountbatten's staff as a
Lieutenant Colonel. Later that year, he worked closely with
Winston Churchill in orchestrating the
D-Day landings. After the war, Peart was in charge of the rehabilitation of
Singapore and, in 1947, was awarded an O.B.E. for his services in
Ceylon,
Burma, Singapore and
Hong Kong. In 1966, Peart was posted as a
Major General with an overseas posting but chose retirement instead. == Retirement ==