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{{Infobox military person
| honorific prefix = [[Admiral (India)|Admiral]]
| name = R L Pereira
| honorific suffix = [[PVSM]], [[AVSM]]
| birth_date = {{birth date|1923|05|25|df=y}}
| death_date = {{death date and age|1993|10|14|1923|05|25|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Calcutta]], [[Bengal Presidency]], [[British India]]
| death_place = [[Bangalore]], [[India]]
| placeofburial = [[Bangalore]], [[India]]
| image =
| caption =
| nickname = Ronnie
| allegiance = {{flag|British India}} (1943-1947) {{flag|India}} (from 1947)
| branch = {{flagicon image|Naval Ensign of India.svg}} [[Indian Navy]]
| serviceyears = 1943–1982
| rank = [[File:IN_Admiral_Shoulder_curl.png|20px]] [[File:14-Indian Navy-ADM.svg|20px]] [[Admiral (India)|Admiral]]
| commands = [[Western Naval Command]] [[Southern Naval Command|Southern Naval Area]] [[Eastern Fleet (India)|Eastern Fleet]] [[INS Delhi (C74)|INS ''Delhi'']] 14th Frigate squadron [[INS Kuthar (F146)|INS ''Kuthar'']]
| unit =
| battles = [[World War II]]
| awards = [[File:Param_Vishisht_Seva_Medal_ribbon.svg|20px]] [[Param Vishist Seva Medal]] [[File:Ati_Vishisht_Seva_Medal_ribbon.svg|20px]] [[Ati Vishisht Seva Medal|Ati Vishist Seva Medal]]
| laterwork =
}}

[[Admiral (India)|Admiral]] '''Ronald Lynsdale 'Ronnie' Pereira''', [[PVSM]], [[AVSM]] (25 May 1923 – 14 October 1993) was a Flag Officer in the [[Indian Navy]]. He served as the 10th [[Chief of the Naval Staff (India)|Chief of Naval Staff]] from 1979 to 1982. He is considered to be one of the architects of the modern Indian Navy.

During [[World War II]], he saw active service aboard various Motor Launches in [[Burma]] and [[Malaysia]] between 1943–45 and thereafter, continued at sea with an amphibious task group based in Iraq, till 1946. After Independence in 1947 and completion of professional gunnery training at {{HMS|Excellent}} at Portsmouth, he served for several years as a Gunnery Specialist, both afloat and ashore. He has commanded {{ship|INS|Kuthar|F146}} and the Navy's Flagship, [[INS Delhi (C74)|INS Delhi]]. He served as Deputy Commandant of the [[National Defence Academy (India)|National Defence Academy]] and as the Director of Combat Policy & Tactics at Naval HQ.

In his 39-year illustrious naval career, Pereira held prestigious appointments of [[Flag Officer Commanding Eastern Fleet]] (FOCEF), Flag Officer Commanding [[Southern Naval Command]] and the Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief [[Western Naval Command]]. An able sportsman, he represented the Indian Navy in [[Field hockey|Hockey]] in 1946 and in [[Golf]] in the 1960s.

== Early life and education==
Pereira was born on 25 May 1923 to [[Lieutenant]] (later [[Major]]) John Michael Pereira, a [[physician|doctor]] in the [[Indian Medical Service]] and Charlotte Louise O'Keefe Lynsdale in [[Calcutta]]. He was the youngest of four children - two boys and two girls. His eldest brother Arthur was 14 years elder to him and his sisters Maisie and Inez were 12 and 6 years elder respectively.{{sfn|Thomas|2019|p=2}}

John Michael studied medicine in [[Dublin]], [[Ireland]] and joined the Indian Medical Department of the [[British Indian Army]]. He was attached to the [[Seistan Force]] and served in Iraq. Returning to India in 1919, he was commissioned as a Lieutenant and subsequently attached to the [[72nd Punjabis]] which was a part of the [[Egyptian Expeditionary Force]]. In 1920, he moved to the civil department and served in the [[Bihar and Orissa Province]] until his superannuation. He served as the Civil Surgeon (Chief Medical Officer of a district), Jail Superintendent of the Military Camp Jail, [[Patna]] and [[List of prisons in India#Bihar|Gaya Central Jail]], before taking over as the Superintendent of the [[Patna Medical College and Hospital]]. He was awarded the [[Member of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire|MBE]] in 1937 and the [[Kaisar-i-Hind Medal]] in 1938.{{sfn|Thomas|2019|p=3-9}}

Pereira attended the [[St. Joseph's School, Darjeeling]], popularly known as North Point, and from 1932 to 1937. Later, he attended the [[St. Michael's High School, Patna]]. His final Inter Science years were spent at the [[St. Edmund's College, Shillong]] up to 1942.{{sfn|Thomas|2019}} He grew up initially thinking of joining the Army like his father and brother before him and filled out the temporary emergency commission form with the Army as his first choice and the Navy as his second choice. He appeared before the provisional board in Bihar, followed by the central interview board at [[Lucknow]] where he requested a change to the Navy as his first choice. He subsequently appeared before the Director of Reserves at Bombay for his final interview. Successful at the interview, he was commissioned in the Royal Indian Naval Volunteer Reserve (RINVR) as a [[midshipman]] on 16 January 1943.{{sfn|Thomas|2019|p=42-46}}

== Naval career ==
===Early career===
Pereira started his career with a six-month basic training course in Bombay. He received the King's commission as a [[Sub-Lieutenant]] on 25 May 1943, his 20th birthday.<ref name="Navy List">{{cite book |title=The Navy List: June 1944 |publisher=HM Government, UK |date=1944 |pages=1982 |chapter=The Royal Indian Navy }}</ref> He was asked to report to the Captain Coastal Forces, Eastern Theatre (CCFET) at HMIS Cheetah in [[Trombay]]. The Navy had quickly fitted out vessels called [[Motor Launch]] (ML), having a small crew of about a dozen sailors, to ensure the coastal defence. The CCFET had about 50 MLs in four flotilla which were tasked to keep at bay the might of the [[Japanese Navy]] in the [[Bay Of Bengal]].<ref name="Salute">{{Cite web|url=http://www.salute.co.in/remembering-ronnie/|title = Remembering Ronnie|date = 11 July 2014}}</ref>

Pereira was appointed executive officer of ML 1125 in mid 1943 and a few months later took command of the vessel. In early 1944, he took command of ML 1073 and, later in the year, of ML 844.<ref>{{cite web |title=(1126) - Navy lists > Quarterly > 1945 > July > Volume 3 - British Military lists - National Library of Scotland |website=digital.nls.uk}}</ref> After the war, he was contemplating about his career and decided to pursue a career in [[dentistry]]. In early 1946, the 56th Services Selection Board was set up at [[Lonavla]] to screen the RINR and RINVR officers for a permanent commission in the RIN. Appearing before the board, he was successful and was granted a permanent commission. He was promoted to the acting rank of [[Lieutenant (navy)|Lieutenant]] in April and posted to the [[River-class frigate]] [[HMIS Shamsher]] in the [[Persian Gulf]]. After a short stint, he took command of ML 1261 at [[Basra]], [[Iraq]]. After around a year in command, he was selected to attend the RIN Gunnery course at [[HMS Excellent (shore establishment)|HMS Excellent]] in [[Portsmouth]] in May 1947.{{sfn|Thomas|2019|p=59}}

===Post-Independence===
Pereira returned to India in December 1948 and was appointed Staff Gunnery officer (West Coast), a staff appointment. He requested a sea appointment and in June 1949 was appointed Gunnery officer of the [[Black Swan-class sloop]] [[HMIS Jumna]], commanded by Commander [[Bhaskar Sadashiv Soman]]. He served on the Jumna for eighteen months. In January 1951, he was posted to the newly established Gunnery school in [[Cochin]] as an instructor.{{sfn|Thomas|2019}}
He was promoted to acting rank of [[Lieutenant Commander]] on 30 June 1952.<ref name="Ag LtCdr">{{cite news |title=Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Navy Branch) |page=155 |date=19 July 1952 |publisher=The Gazette of India}}</ref> Later that year, he was selected to attend the [[Defence Services Staff College]], [[Wellington Cantonment|Wellington]]. After completing the staff course, he was appointed Staff Officer (Gunnery) at Naval headquarters on 25 August 1953.{{sfn|Thomas|2019|p=75-76}} He was promoted to substantive lieutenant-commander on 25 November 1953.<ref name="substantive Lt Cdr">{{cite news |title=Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Navy Branch) |page=272 |date=12 December 1953 |publisher=The Gazette of India}}</ref>

Pereira led the naval marching contingent during the [[Delhi Republic Day parade|Republic Day parade]] on 26 January 1954. In December 1954, he was appointed gunnery officer and flotilla gunnery officer of the [[Black Swan-class sloop]] [[HMIS Cauvery|INS Cauvery (U10)]] and in March 1955, of the Navy's first cruiser - the [[Leander-class cruiser (1931)|Leander-class cruiser]] {{ship|INS|Delhi|C74}}. Delhi was under the command of Captain [[Benjamin Abraham Samson]].{{sfn|Thomas|2019|p=77}} In May 1956, he took over as Officer-in-Charge (OIC) of the Gunnery School, Cochin. Later that year, he was promoted to the acting rank of [[Commander]].{{sfn|Abidi|Sharma|2007|p=117}} Pereira was promoted to the substantive rank of Commander on 30 June 1958 and in October appointed executive officer of INS Delhi, stationed at Bombay. He was to have a short stint as XO of Delhi, since he was diagnosed with [[tuberculosis]] and was hospitalised in February 1959.<ref name="substantive Cdr">{{cite news |title=Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Navy Branch) |page=52 |date=27 February 1960 |publisher=The Gazette of India}}</ref> He recovered in about ten months and was appointed OIC of DEMOB centre at Bombay. In May 1961, he was appointed XO of the shore establishment [[INS Angre]]. This also included the responsibility of the naval barracks at Bombay.{{sfn|Thomas|2019|p=82-84}}

On 18 April 1962, Pereira was appointed Commander of the 14th frigate squadron and [[Commanding Officer]] (CO) of the [[Blackwood-class frigate|Blackwood-class]] [[Anti-submarine warfare|Anti-submarine]] frigate {{ship|INS|Kuthar|F146}}. Apart from Kuthar, the squadron consisted of {{ship|INS|Kirpan|F144}} and {{ship|INS|Khukri|F149}}.{{sfn|Thomas|2019|p=107}} Pereira was considered by the then [[Flag Officer Commanding Western Fleet|Flag Officer Commanding Indian Fleet]] (FOCIF) Rear Admiral [[Adhar Kumar Chatterji]] as the best all round CO in the Indian Fleet and considered him suitable for higher sea-going commands.{{sfn|Thomas|2019|p=120}} In June 1963, Pereira was posted to Bombay as the Drafting Commander, tasked with the planning of expanding manpower requirements for operational and administrative efficiency of the navy. After an eighteen-month stint at Bombay, he was appointed Director of Weapon Policy & Tactics (DWPT) at Naval HQ in December 1964, with the acting rank of [[Captain (Indian Navy)|Captain]]. He served in this appointment during the [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1965]], although the Navy had little role to play in the war. As Director DWPT, he was responsible for implementing the major work-up system in the navy. He was promoted substantive Captain on 30 June 1966.<ref name="substantive Capt">{{cite news |title=Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Navy Branch) |page=525 |date=3 September 1966 |publisher=The Gazette of India}}</ref>{{sfn|Thomas|2019}}<ref>{{cite web |title=NAVAL PROMOTIONS |url=http://pibarchive.nic.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/DEFENCE/1966-JAN-JUNE-MIN-OF-DEFENCE/PDF/DEF-1966-06-30_285.pdf |website=pibarchive.nic.in |date=30 June 1966}}</ref>

Pereira was appointed Commanding Officer of the erstwhile [[flagship]], INS Delhi in March 1967. Under him, the Delhi won the Naval Regatta championship in 1967. Chatterji, by now CNS, praised Pereira as a born leader. After a year and a half as CO Delhi, he was appointed Naval officer-In-Charge (NOIC) Bombay, in December 1968. As NOIC, he was responsible for organising the Presidential Fleet Review (PFR) in 1969. 57 ships participated in the PFR led by the flagship [[aircraft carrier]] {{ship|INS|Vikrant|R11}}, and impressed the President [[V.V. Giri]] and the event was a success. For planning and organising the PFR, Pereira was awarded the [[Ati Vishisht Seva Medal]] on 26 January 1971.<ref name="AVSM">{{cite web |title=GALLANTRY AND DISTINGUISHED SERVICE AWARDS FOR DEFENCE PERSONNEL |url=http://pibarchive.nic.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/DEFENCE/1971-JAN-AUG-MIN-OF-DEFENCE/PDF/DEF-1971-01-25_054.pdf |website=pibarchive.nic.in |date=25 January 1971}}</ref>

In January 1971, Pereira was promoted to the rank of [[Commodore (rank)|Commodore]] and appointed Deputy Commandant (DepCom) of the [[National Defence Academy (India)|National Defence Academy]] (NDA), [[Pune]]. The famous NDA ball was his brainchild, fashioned on the lies of the annual Naval Ball. A good golfer, he also ran the academy golf club. He had a memorable stint at DepCom at NDA for about three years. The [[Commandant of the National Defence Academy|Commandant]] [[Major General]] SD Varma noted that Pereira was "an outstanding officer with lively personality, who is devoted to his profession."{{sfn|Thomas|2019}}

===Flag Rank===
Pereira was appointed the second [[Flag Officer Commanding Eastern Fleet]] (FOCEF) in February 1973. He was promoted to the acting rank of [[Rear Admiral]] and took command of the [[Eastern Fleet (India)|Eastern Fleet]] from Rear Admiral [[S H Sarma]] on 2 April 1973.<ref name="RAdm">{{cite web |title=Gazette of India |url=http://egazette.nic.in/WriteReadData/1974/O-1255-1974-0050-55622.pdf |website=egazette.nic.in}}</ref><ref name="FOCEF">{{cite web |title=ADMIRAL KAMATH TO BE VICE CHIEF |url=http://pibarchive.nic.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/DEFENCE/1973-JAN-MAY-MIN-OF-DEFENCE/PDF/DEF-1973-03-21_118.pdf |website=pibarchive.nic.in |date=21 March 1973}}</ref> He flew his flag on the [[Submarine tender]] {{ship|INS|Amba|A54}} until mid-1974 when the [[Leopard-class frigate]] {{ship|INS|Brahmaputra|1957}} became the flagship of the Eastern fleet after which his flag transferred to the frigate. Under him, the fleet exercised on the west coast as well as visited [[Sri Lanka]] for a flag-showing visit.{{sfn|Thomas|2019}}

In January 1975, Pereira was appointed Flag Officer Commanding [[Southern Naval Command|Southern Naval Area]] at [[Cochin]].<ref name="FOC South">{{cite web |title=ADMIRAL PEREIRA TO TAKE OVER SOUTHERN NAVAL AREA |url=http://pibarchive.nic.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/DEFENCE/1975-JAN-DEC-MIN-OF-DEFENCE/PDF/DEF-1975-01-08_007.pdf |website=pibarchive.nic.in |date=8 January 1975}}</ref> After a year as FOC South, he was promoted to the rank of [[Vice Admiral]] on 1 March 1976 and appointed Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief (FOC-in-C) [[Western Naval Command]].<ref name="FOC-in-C WNC">{{cite web |title=NEW SENIOR NAVAL APPOINTMENTS |url=http://pibarchive.nic.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/DEFENCE/1976-JAN-DEC-MIN-OF-DEFENCE/PDF/DEF-1976-02-28_054.pdf |website=pibarchive.nic.in |date=28 February 1976}}</ref><ref name="VAdm">{{cite news |title=Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Navy Branch) |page=695 |date=22 May 1976 |publisher=The Gazette of India}}</ref> On 26 January 1977, while he was the FOC-in-C West, he was awarded the [[Param Vishisht Seva Medal]] for distinguished service of the highest order.<ref name="PVSM">{{cite web |title=GALLANTRY AND DISTINGUISHED SERVICE AWARDS FOR DEFENCE PERSONNEL |url=http://pibarchive.nic.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/DEFENCE/1977-JAN-DEC-AWARDS/PDF/DEF-1977-01-25_012.pdf |website=pibarchive.nic.in |date=25 January 1977}}</ref>

After a year in command of the Western Naval Command, Pereira moved to Naval HQ as the [[Vice Chief of the Naval Staff (India)|Vice Chief of the Naval Staff]] in March 1977.<ref name="VCNS">{{cite web |title=ADMIRAL PEREIRA TAKES OVER AS THE VICE CHIEF OF NAVAL STAFF |url=http://pibarchive.nic.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/DEFENCE/1977-JAN-JULY-MIN-OF-DEFENCE-PART-I/PDF/DEF-1977-04-05_070.pdf |website=pibarchive.nic.in |date=5 April 1977}}</ref> In August 1978, he was appointed honorary [[aide-de-camp|ADC]] to the President of India.<ref name="Hony ADC">{{cite web |title=VICE ADMIRAL PEREIRA APPOINTED HONORARY ADC TO THE PRESIDENT |url=http://pibarchive.nic.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/DEFENCE/1978-APR-AUG-MIN-OF-DEFENCE-PART-2/PDF/DEF-1978-08-06_169.pdf |website=pibarchive.nic.in |date=6 August 1978}}</ref> During his stint as VCNS, the CNS Admiral [[Jal Cursetji]] noted that he considered him fit for promotion as CNS.{{sfn|Thomas|2019}}

===Chief of Naval Staff===
With Admiral Cursetji's tenure coming to an end in early 1979, the FOC-in-C West Vice Admiral [[Rustom K. S. Ghandhi|RKS Ghandhi]] was tipped to be the next CNS. However, in November 1978, the [[Government of India]] announced that Pereira was appointed the next [[Chief of the Naval Staff (India)|Chief of the Naval Staff]].{{sfn|Thomas|2019}} On 1 March 1979, he took over as the 10th Chief of the Naval Staff in the rank of [[Admiral (India)|Admiral]].<ref name="Admiral">{{cite news |title=Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Navy Branch) |page=300 |date=7 April 1979 |publisher=The Gazette of India}}</ref> He is considered one of the architects of the modern Indian Navy.<ref>http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/NAVY/personnel/chiefs/138-rl-pereira.html</ref>

== Personal life ==
Pereira married Phyllis Beatrice Badal on 25 September 1952 at the [[Cathedral of the Holy Name, Mumbai]], presided by [[Reverand|Rev]] [[Angelo Innocent Fernandes]].{{sfn|Thomas|2019|p=75}} The couple did not have any children. As proud parents, the couple came to love every young cadet they met at the NDA, especially so for the mavericks who were sent to him for displeasure. Ronnie addressed them as ‘Son’, a tradition that came to be in all services.<ref name="Salute" />

== Later life, death and legacy==
[[File:Service Chiefs pay homage at Amar Jawan Jyoti, India Gate - Navy Day 2017 (3).jpg|thumb|right|250px|[[President of India|President]] [[Ram Nath Kovind]] releasing Adm Pereira's biography, with [[Chief of the Naval Staff (India)|Chief of the Naval Staff]] [[Admiral (India)|Admiral]] [[Sunil Lanba]].]]
After superannuating from the Navy, the Pereiras moved to Bangalore. While he was the VCNS, he had purchased land and constructed a house in the outskirts of the city. The modest house was called ‘At last’ and was at [[Whitefield, Bangalore]]. In 1988, the couple decided to move to [[Wellington Cantonment]] in [[Nilgiris district|The Nilgiris]] by selling off their Bangalore home and shifted into their new home called 'Broadsides'.{{sfn|thomas|2019}}

In the early 1990s, Pereira, a life-long smoker, was diagnosed with [[lung cancer]]. He underwent treatment at the [[Command Hospital|INHS Asvini]] in Bombay before moving back home. In 1993, the cancer relapsed and his condition deteriorated. Initially hospitalised at the Military Hospital in Wellington, he was moved to the [[Command Hospital]] in Bangalore. On 14 October 1993, he succumbed to the disease at the age of 70.<ref name="Salute" />

On 16 October, Pereira was laid to rest at the Roman Catholic cemetery in Bangalore with full military honours. Wreaths were placed on behalf of the President and [[Vice President of India]], the [[Prime Minister of India|Prime Minister]] and the [[Minister of Defence (India)|Defence Minister]], apart from the three service chiefs. The Prime Minister and Defence Minister also issued condolence messages.<ref name="PIB laid to rest">{{cite web |title=ADMIRAL PEREIRA TO BE LAID TO REST TOMORROW |url=http://pibarchive.nic.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/DEFENCE/1993-JAN-DEC-DEFENCE/PDF/DEF-1993-10-15_259.pdf |website=pibarchive.nic.in |date=15 October 1993}}</ref> Former naval chiefs [[Oscar Stanley Dawson]] and [[Laxminarayan Ramdas]] paid their last respects, as did the FOC-in-C Southern Naval Command, the [[Director General Indian Coast Guard]], the AOC-in-C [[Training Command (India)|Training Command]], the GOC Karnataka and Goa Sub Area and senior police and civil officers.{{sfn|Thomas|2019|p=317}} Apart from the multitude of Admirals, Generals and Air Marshals, junior service officers in uniform crowding his funeral service, there was also a large gathering of sailors and civilian officials who came to pay their obeisance.<ref name="Salute" />

From 2014, the Navy Foundation conducts an annual lecture ''The Admiral R L Pereira Memorial lecture'' in his memory.<ref>{{cite web |title=Admiral RL Pereira memorial lecture {{!}} Indian Navy |url=https://www.indiannavy.nic.in/content/admiral-rl-pereira-memorial-lecture |website=www.indiannavy.nic.in}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=2nd 'Admiral RL Pereira Memorial lecture' held {{!}} Indian Navy |url=https://www.indiannavy.nic.in/content/2nd-admiral-rl-pereira-memorial-lecture-held |website=www.indiannavy.nic.in}}</ref> In December 2015, a residential colony for married officers was inaugurated by the [[Commander-in-Chief, Andaman and Nicobar Command]] [[Vice Admiral (India)|Vice Admiral]] [[Pradeep Kumar Chatterjee]] in [[Port Blair]]. The colony ''Pereira Enclave'' was named for Admiral Pereira.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://twitter.com/CaptDKS/status/679591814337179648 |website=twitter.com}}</ref> On [[Navy Day (India)|Navy Day]] 2017, the [[President of India]] [[Ram Nath Kovind]] released a biography of Admiral Pereira during the 'At Home' function at Navy House.<ref>{{cite web |title=Service Chiefs pay homage at Amar Jawan Jyoti, India Gate - Navy Day 2017 {{!}} Indian Navy |url=https://www.indiannavy.nic.in/content/service-chiefs-pay-homage-amar-jawan-jyoti-india-gate-navy-day-2017 |website=www.indiannavy.nic.in}}</ref>

==Awards and decorations==
{| style="margin:1em auto; text-align:center;"
|{{Ribbon devices|number=0|type=award-star|ribbon=Param_Vishisht_Seva_Medal_ribbon.svg|width=106}}{{Ribbon devices|number=0|type=award-star|ribbon=Ati_Vishisht_Seva_Medal_ribbon.svg|width=106}}{{Ribbon devices|number=0|type=award-star|ribbon=IND_Paschimi_Star_Ribbon.svg|width=106}}{{Ribbon devices|number=0|type=award-star|ribbon=IND Raksha Medal Ribbon.svg|width=106}}
|-
|{{Ribbon devices|number=0|type=award-star|ribbon=IND Sangram Medal Ribbon.svg|width=106}}{{Ribbon devices|number=0|type=award-star|ribbon=Indian Independence medal 1947.svg|width=106}}{{Ribbon devices|number=0|type=award-star|ribbon=IND 25th Anniversary Independence medal.svg|width=106}}{{Ribbon devices|number=0|type=award-star|ribbon=IND_30_Years_Long_Service_Ribbon.svg|width=106}}
|-
|{{Ribbon devices|number=0|type=award-star|ribbon=IND 20YearsServiceMedalRibbon.svg|width=106}}{{Ribbon devices|number=0|type=award-star|ribbon=IND 9YearsServiceMedalRibbon.svg|width=106}}{{Ribbon devices|number=0|type=award-star|ribbon=Ribbon_-_1939-45_Star.png|width=106}}
|-
|{{Ribbon devices|number=0|type=award-star|ribbon=Ribbon_-_Burma_Star.png|width=106}}{{Ribbon devices|number=0|type=award-star|ribbon=Ribbon_-_War_Medal.png|width=106}}
|}

{| class="wikitable" style="margin:1em auto; text-align:center;"
|-
|[[Param Vishisht Seva Medal]]
|[[Ati Vishisht Seva Medal]]
|[[Paschimi Star]]
|[[Raksha Medal]]
|-
|[[Sangram Medal]]
|[[Indian Independence Medal]]
|[[Awards_and_decorations_of_the_Indian_Armed_Forces#Independence_medals|25th Independence Anniversary Medal]]
|[[Awards_and_decorations_of_the_Indian_Armed_Forces#Long_service_awards|30 Years Long Service Medal]]
|-
|[[Awards_and_decorations_of_the_Indian_Armed_Forces#Long_service_awards|20 Years Long Service Medal]]
|colspan=2|[[Indian military decorations#Service and campaign medals|9 Years Long Service Medal]]
|[[1939–45 Star]]
|-
|
|[[Burma Star]]
|[[War Medal 1939–1945]]
|
|}

==Dates of rank==
{|class="wikitable" style="background:white"
! Insignia !! Rank !! Component !! Date of rank
|-
|align="center" |[[File:British Royal Navy OF-Student.svg|70px]] || [[Midshipman]] || [[Royal Indian Navy]] || 16 January 1943 (temporary){{sfn|Thomas|2019|p=46}}
|-
|align="center" |[[File:UK-Navy-OF-1b-collected.svg|70px]] || [[Sub-lieutenant]] || [[Royal Indian Navy]] || 25 May 1943<ref name="Navy List" />
|-
|align="center" |[[File:UK-Navy-OF-2-collected.svg|70px]] || [[Lieutenant (navy)|Lieutenant]] || [[Royal Indian Navy]] || 20 April 1946 (acting){{sfn|Thomas|2019}} 13 October 1946 (substantive){{sfn|Thomas|2019}}
|-
|align="center" |[[File:07-Indian_Navy-LT.svg|35px]][[File:British_Royal_Navy_(sleeves)_OF-2.svg|35px]] || [[Lieutenant (navy)|Lieutenant]] || [[Indian Navy]] || 26 January 1950 (recommissioning and change in insignia)<ref name="insignia_designs">{{cite web|title=New Designs of Crests and Badges in the Services|url=http://pibarchive.nic.in/archive/ArchiveFirstPhase/HOME%20AFFAIRS/1950/HOM-1950-01-06_484.pdf|website=Press Information Bureau of India – Archive|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170808193914/http://pib.nic.in/archive/docs/DVD_38/ACC%20NO%20807-BR/HOM-1950-01-06_484.pdf|archive-date=8 August 2017}}</ref>
|-
|align="center" |[[File:08-Indian_Navy-LCDR.svg|35px]] [[File:British_Royal_Navy_(sleeves)_OF-3.svg|35px]] || [[Lieutenant Commander]] || [[Indian Navy]] || 30 June 1952 (acting)<ref name="Ag LtCdr" /> 25 November 1953 (substantive)<ref name="substantive Lt Cdr"/>
|-
|align="center" |[[File:09-Indian_Navy-CDR.svg|35px]] [[File:British_Royal_Navy_(sleeves)_OF-4.svg|35px]] || [[Commander]] || [[Indian Navy]] || 1956 (acting){{sfn|Thomas|2019|p=79-80}} 30 June 1958 (substantive)<ref name="substantive Cdr"/>
|-
|align="center" |[[File:10-Indian_Navy-CAPT.svg|35px]] [[File:British_Royal_Navy_(sleeves)_OF-5.svg|35px]] || [[Captain (Indian Navy)|Captain]] || [[Indian Navy]] || 16 December 1964 (acting){{sfn|Thomas|2019}} 30 June 1966<ref name="substantive Capt"/>
|-
|align="center" |[[File:11-Indian_Navy-CDRE.svg|35px]] [[File:British_Royal_Navy_(sleeves)_OF-6.svg|35px]] || [[Commodore (rank)|Commodore]] || [[Indian Navy]] || 9 January 1971{{sfn|Thomas|2019}}
|-
|align="center" |[[File:12-Indian_Navy-RADM.svg|35px]] [[File:British_Royal_Navy_(sleeves)_OF-7.svg|35px]] || [[Rear Admiral]] || [[Indian Navy]] ||2 April 1973<ref name="RAdm"/>
|-
|align="center" |[[File:13-Indian_Navy-VADM.svg|35px]] [[File:British_Royal_Navy_(sleeves)_OF-8.svg|35px]] || [[Vice Admiral (India)|Vice Admiral]] || [[Indian Navy]] || 1 March 1976<ref name="FOC-in-C WNC" /><ref name="VAdm"/>
|-
|align="center" |[[File:14-Indian_Navy-ADM.svg|35px]] [[File:British_Royal_Navy_(sleeves)_OF-9.svg|35px]] || [[Admiral (India)|Admiral]] || [[Indian Navy]] || 1 March 1979<ref name="Admiral"/>
|-
|}

==References==
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== Bibliography ==
*{{citation|first1=Commander Anup|last1=Thomas|title=Pride & Honour- Biography of Admiral R.L. Pereira, PVSM, AVSM|year=2019|isbn=978-8193600115|publisher=Southern Naval Command, Indian Navy}}
*{{citation|first1=S Sartaj Alam|last1=Abidi|first2= Satinder|last2=Sharma|title=Services Chiefs of India|year=2007|isbn=978-8172111625|publisher=Northern Book Centre}}

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{{s-bef|rows=2|before=[[S H Sarma]]}}
{{s-ttl|title=[[Flag Officer Commanding Eastern Fleet]]|years=1973–1975}}
{{s-aft|after=[[Rustom K. S. Ghandhi|R K S Ghandhi]]}}
{{s-ttl|title=Flag Officer Commanding [[Southern Naval Command|Southern Naval Area]]|years=1975–1976}}
{{s-aft|after=[[V. E. C. Barboza]]}}
{{s-bef|before=[[Jal Cursetji]]}}
{{s-ttl|title=[[Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief Western Naval Command]]|years=1976–1977}}
{{s-aft|after=[[Rustom K. S. Ghandhi|R K S Ghandhi]]}}
{{s-bef|before=[[V. A. Kamath]]}}
{{s-ttl|title=[[Vice Chief of the Naval Staff (India)|Vice Chief of the Naval Staff]]|years=1977–1979}}
{{s-aft|after=[[Swaraj Parkash]]}}
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{{s-ttl|title=[[Chief of the Naval Staff (India)|Chief of the Naval Staff]]|years=1979–1982}}
{{s-aft|after=[[Oscar Stanley Dawson]]}}
{{s-bef|before=[[Air chief marshal (India)|Air Chief Marshal]] [[Idris Hasan Latif]]}}
{{s-ttl|title=[[Chairman of the Chiefs of Staff Committee]]|years=1981–1982}}
{{s-aft|after= [[General (India)|General]] [[K. V. Krishna Rao]]}}
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[[Category:1993 deaths]]
[[Category:Chiefs of the Naval Staff (India)]]
[[Category:Vice Chiefs of Naval Staff (India)]]
[[Category:Flag Officers Commanding Eastern Fleet]]
[[Category:Indian Navy admirals]]
[[Category:Anglo-Indian people]]
[[Category:Recipients of the Param Vishisht Seva Medal]]
[[Category:Recipients of the Ati Vishisht Seva Medal]]
[[Category:Royal Indian Navy officers]]

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