William Peel (Royal Navy officer)

Sir William Peel
Born	(1824-11-02)2 November 1824 Mayfair, London, UK
Died	27 April 1858(1858-04-27) (aged 33) Cawnpore, British India
Buried	Old British Cemetery, Cawnpore, India
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Service/branch	Royal Navy
Rank	Captain
Unit	Naval Brigade
Commands	HMS Diamond HMS Shannon
Battles/wars	Syrian War Crimean War Indian Mutiny
Awards	Victoria Cross Order of the Bath Légion d'honneur (France)
Relations	Sir Robert Peel (father)
Other work	Travel writer

Captain Sir William Peel VC KCB (2 November 1824 – 27 April 1858) was a British naval officer and recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces. He was the third son of the Prime Minister Sir Robert Peel and his wife Julia. Like his father, he was educated at Harrow School.

He was made a Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath, and thus became Sir William Peel.