Editing Peter Viggers (section)

===Military service===
As part of [[Conscription in the United Kingdom|National Service]], Viggers was commissioned into the [[Royal Air Force]] on 8 January 1957 as an [[acting pilot officer]].<ref name="LG 1 March 1957">{{London Gazette |issue=41016 |date=1 March 1957 |page=1436 |supp=y }}</ref> He was regraded to [[pilot officer]] on 8 January 1958,<ref name="LG 31 January 1958">{{London Gazette|nolink=1 |issue=41301 |date=31 January 1958 |page=772 |supp=y }}</ref> and promoted to [[flying officer]] on 18 May 1958.<ref name="LG 31 July 1959">{{London Gazette|nolink=1 |issue=41779 |date=31 July 1959 |page=4871 |supp=y }}</ref> On 20 April 1958, he was transferred to the Reserve (national service list), ending his active service.<ref name="LG 18 July 1958">{{London Gazette|nolink=1 |issue=41452 |date=18 July 1958 |page=4592 |supp=y }}</ref> He relinquished his commission in the Royal Air Force on 20 July 1963.<ref name="LG 18 October 1963">{{London Gazette|nolink=1 |issue=43138 |date=18 October 1963 |page=8607 |supp=y }}</ref>

He then joined the [[Royal Artillery]], [[Territorial Army (United Kingdom)|Territorial Army]], on 20 July 1963 as a [[Lieutenant (British Army and Royal Marines)|lieutenant]].<ref name="LG 8 October 1963">{{London Gazette|nolink=1 |issue=43128 |date=8 October 1963 |page=8309 |supp=y }}</ref> He was given seniority in that rank from 20 July 1960.<ref name="LG 6 December 1963">{{London Gazette|nolink=1 |issue=43178 |date=6 December 1963 |page=10087 |supp=y }}</ref> He was made [[acting rank|acting]] [[captain (British Army and Royal Marines)|captain]] on 13 January 1965 before being promoted to that rank on 13 March 1965.<ref name="LG 9 March 1965">{{London Gazette|nolink=1 |issue=43596 |date=9 March 1965 |page=2488 |supp=y }}</ref> On 1 April 1967, he transferred to the [[Wessex Brigade]], Territorial Army.<ref name="LG 21 July 1967">{{London Gazette|nolink=1 |issue=44370 |date=21 July 1967 |page=8103 |supp=y }}</ref> At his request, he also reverted to the rank of lieutenant and was given seniority in that rank from 18 September 1960.<ref name="LG 21 July 1967" /> He resigned from his commission on 31 March 1969, ending his military career.<ref name="LG 18 April 1969">{{London Gazette|nolink=1 |issue=44831 |date=18 April 1969 |page=4186 |supp=y }}</ref>