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British lost only three aircrew when one torpedo bomber was shot down. Cunningham had lost his bet with Commander Power but he had won a strategic victory in the war in the Mediterranean. The defeats at Taranto and Cape Matapan meant that the Italian Navy did not intervene in the heavily contested evacuations of Greece and Crete, later in 1941. It also ensured that, for the remainder of the war, the
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587:, where he stayed with his aunts Doodles and Connie May. At the age of ten he received a telegram from his father asking "would you like to go into the Navy?" At the time, the family had no maritime connections, and Cunningham only had a vague interest in the sea. Nevertheless, he replied "Yes, I should like to be an Admiral". He was then sent to a Naval Preparatory School,
1700:, there was a large reduction in the Defence Budget. The extensive reorganisation was a challenge for Cunningham. "We very soon came to realise how much easier it was to make war than to reorganise for peace." Due to pressures on the budget from all three services, the Navy embarked on a reduction programme that was larger than Cunningham had envisaged.
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1412:. Cunningham, meanwhile, was joining up with Pridham-Wippell's cruiser squadron. Throughout the day several chases and sorties occurred with no overall victor. None of the Italian ships were equipped for night fighting, and when night fell, they made to return to Taranto. The British battlefleet equipped with
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Cunningham. He remains in my opinion at the top of my subordinates in absolute selflessness, energy, devotion to duty, knowledge of his task, and in understanding of the requirements of allied operations. My opinions as to his superior qualifications have never wavered for a
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Latvian independence movement, Cunningham exhibited "good self control and judgement". Cowan was quoted as saying "Commander Cunningham has on one occasion after another acted with unfailing promptitude
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Mediterranean Fleet as "The finest command the Royal Navy has to offer" and he remarked in his memoirs that "I probably knew the Mediterranean as well as any Naval Officer of my generation". Cunningham was made Commander-in-Chief, Mediterranean, hoisting his
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Waltham in the County of Southampton, in July 1942. From late 1942 to early 1943, he served
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Taranto, there were many accolades given to Cunningham for continuing the pursuit at night, against the advice of his staff. After the previous defeat at Taranto, the defeat at Cape Matapan dealt another strategic blow to the Italian Navy. Five ships—three
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1596:. On the morning of 11 September 1943, Cunningham was present at Malta when the Italian Fleet surrendered. Cunningham informed the Admiralty with a telegram; "Be pleased to inform their Lordships that the Italian battle fleet now lies at anchor under the guns of the fortress of Malta."
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as his successor. In the position of First Sea Lord, and as a member of the Chiefs of Staff committee, Cunningham was responsible for the overall strategic direction of the navy for the remainder of the war. He attended the major conferences at
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on 7 January 1883. After starting his schooling in Dublin and
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436:(7 January 1883 – 12 June 1963) was a British officer of the
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Andrew Browne Cunningham, 1st Viscount Cunningham of Hyndhope
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had left their ships in harbour. This made the threat of a
477:, passing out in 1898. He commanded a destroyer during the
3233:"Bust of Viscount Cunningham of Hyndhope by Franta Belsky"
2267:. Dover Information website. 13 June 2007. Archived from
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and Elizabeth Cumming Browne, both of Scottish ancestry.
19:"Admiral Cunningham" redirects here. For other uses, see
4993:
Recipients of the Distinguished Service Medal (US Army)
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1481:(Operation Mercury). Despite initial heavy casualties,
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in December 1901. The following November he joined the
524:. He also directed naval support for the various major
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Andrew Cunningham, 1st Viscount Cunningham of Hyndhope
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in 1934. Having hoisted his flag in the light cruiser
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Cunningham stayed on in the Mediterranean and in 1915
777:. This operation was intended to find and destroy the
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and Chief of the Naval Staff, after the death of Sir
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began. By February 1900, he had transferred into the
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Recipients of the Croix de Guerre 1939–1945 (France)
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He busied himself with various appointments; he was
1226:
607:, where Cunningham took two sub-lieutenants' courses
3521:and can be downloaded as a pdf (fee required) from
2977:. London: Weidenfiels & Nicolson. p. 634.
2340:
Simpson, Michael, Chap 3, Cowans Protege, pp. 17–18
4988:Recipients of the Navy Distinguished Service Medal
4948:Recipients of the Medal of Military Merit (Greece)
3496:
3356:
3336:Cunningham, Andrew & Simpson, Michael (1999).
3057:"New Rector at Edinburgh. Lord Cunningham Elected"
2827:
2363:
2122:. Royal Naval Museum. 11 June 2007. Archived from
1879:
1245:, the Italians who were following the theory of a
890:. It was on this voyage that Cunningham first met
753:, which he commanded throughout the war. In 1914,
711:to serve as second-in-command. He was promoted to
4983:Graduates of the Royal College of Defence Studies
2343:
2144:
2142:
4819:
2684:
1567:). General Eisenhower said of him in his diary:
1535:Plaque commemorating Operation Torch, Gibraltar.
1344:, the Staff Officer, Operations, the sum of ten
1136:(KCB), becoming known as Sir Andrew Cunningham.
4873:Graduates of the Royal Naval College, Greenwich
2830:The Second World War. Vol. 2, Their Finest Hour
1738:, of Kirkhope in the County of Selkirk, in the
1576:On 21 January 1943, Cunningham was promoted to
1191:for the demilitarisation and internment of the
1176:
886:had recognised Latvia's independence after the
611:Along with 64 other boys Cunningham joined the
3583:The First Sea Lords from Fisher to Mountbatten
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1029:In September 1932, Cunningham was promoted to
4858:First Sea Lords and Chiefs of the Naval Staff
4848:Companions of the Distinguished Service Order
4833:Royal Navy personnel of the Russian Civil War
3984:
3499:Cunningham: The Greatest Admiral since Nelson
3181:(Supplement). 20 November 1953. p. 6238.
2737:
2735:
2733:
2591:(Shepperton, Surrey: Ian Allan, 1988), p. 34.
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2409:
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2082:
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2078:
1447:
4888:Knights Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath
3478:Cunningham of Hyndhope: Admiral of the Fleet
2821:
2526:
2524:
1969:"D Cunningham Household Census Return, 1901"
1963:
1961:
1890:(online ed.). Oxford University Press.
1851:Two albatrosses their wings elevated Proper.
1507:, but these ships were attacked en route by
4973:Royal Navy personnel of the Second Boer War
4943:Recipients of the Croix de guerre (Belgium)
4928:People educated at Stubbington House School
3602:The British Admirals of the Fleet 1734–1995
3321:Admiral A.B. Cunningham, A Sailor's Odyssey
3115:
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2885:
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2236:
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1680:In January 1945 Cunningham was appointed a
1672:Portrait of Cunningham commissioned by the
1599:
544:in 1953. He died on 12 June 1963, aged 80.
316:Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath
4868:Graduates of Britannia Royal Naval College
3991:
3977:
3517:Most of Cunningham's service record is in
3318:
2929:. Royal Navy. 14 June 2007. Archived from
2730:
2467:
2455:
2434:"Royal Navy Senior Appointments from 1865"
2404:
2283:
2196:(Supplement). 14 March 1916. p. 2870.
2094:
2092:
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1767:in 1950 and 1952, and in 1953 he acted as
1756:, who had been relieved of his command of
1152:on 6 June 1939, one day after arriving in
991:. Eighteen months later, he was appointed
80:
3599:
3377:
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2921:
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2675:Bernard Edwards, Chapter 11, Cape Matapan
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2521:
2379:(Supplement). 5 March 1920. p. 2862.
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2044:
1958:
1348:that we would see nothing of the enemy."
1134:Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath
852:
3790:Commander-in-Chief, Mediterranean Fleet
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3111:(Supplement). 4 June 1946. p. 2759.
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4838:Chief Commanders of the Legion of Merit
3766:Commander-in-Chief, Mediterranean Fleet
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3580:
3535:
3448:
3425:
3399:
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2479:
2089:
1996:
1994:
1887:Oxford Dictionary of National Biography
1877:
1696:in 1945, and the implementation of his
1304:Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941
1055:, Cunningham used his time to practise
924:later in the year, and the naval base,
4953:Rectors of the University of Edinburgh
4878:Grand Crosses of the Order of George I
4820:
3494:
3472:
3222:(London: Heraldry Today, 1972), p. 92.
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2912:
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2718:from the original on 27 September 2007
2431:
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2041:
945:North America and West Indies Squadron
743:. In 1911 he was given command of the
528:landings in the Western Mediterranean
5018:Military personnel from Dublin (city)
4670:
3972:
3880:Rector of the University of Edinburgh
2689:. London: Phoenix. pp. 123–125.
2656:
1732:Rector of the University of Edinburgh
1338:British Expeditionary force in Greece
757:was involved in the shadowing of the
695:; he served as sub-lieutenant on the
683:. Beginning in 1902, Cunningham took
594:
4923:People educated at Edinburgh Academy
3561:
2778:
2589:Sea Battles in Close-up: World War 2
2489:. HMS Hood association. 11 June 2007
2322:. HMS Hood association. 11 June 2007
1991:
1527:Allied Expeditionary Force (1942–43)
1124:, he deputised for Backhouse on the
941:flag captain and chief staff officer
615:as a cadet aboard the training ship
4978:Admiralty personnel of World War II
4963:Royal Navy admirals of World War II
3235:. National Archives. Archived from
2782:Volume II – Greece, Crete and Syria
2765:
2712:"Campaign Summaries of World War 2"
2180:
1604:In October 1943, Cunningham became
1318:Battle of Cape Matapan (March 1941)
1139:
793:. Their arrival contributed to the
41:The Viscount Cunningham of Hyndhope
21:Admiral Cunningham (disambiguation)
13:
5013:British people of Scottish descent
4968:Royal Navy officers of World War I
4843:Commanders of the Legion of Honour
4171:
3529:
1878:Simpson, Michael (January 2008) .
812:was involved in the attack on the
722:
312:Knight of the Order of the Thistle
14:
5034:
3712:Commander, Battlecruiser Squadron
3628:
2900:from the original on 25 July 2008
2787:Australia in the War of 1939–1945
2299:. 25 February 1919. p. 1023.
2224:from the original on 21 June 2007
1227:Battle of Taranto (November 1940)
847:
737:Distinguished Service Order (DSO)
5023:Irish officers in the Royal Navy
4958:Royal Navy admirals of the fleet
3898:Baronetage of the United Kingdom
3359:Salvo! Classic Naval Gun Actions
3027:. 12 October 1945. p. 5026.
2832:. Houghton Mifflin. p. 229.
1792:Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh
1773:coronation of Queen Elizabeth II
1730:In October 1945, he was elected
542:coronation of Queen Elizabeth II
4790:Marshals of the Royal Air Force
4682:Marshals of the Royal Air Force
4516:The Lord Cunningham of Hyndhope
3943:Viscount Cunningham of Hyndhope
3323:. Hutchinson & Co, London.
3302:The Second World War Volume III
3273:
3251:
3225:
3212:
3194:"RN Officers service histories"
3192:Hans Houterman; Jeroen Koppes.
3185:
3167:
3149:
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3095:
3091:. 8 February 1946. p. 863.
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2809:
2703:
2685:Sebag-Montefiore, Hugh (2001).
2678:
2594:
2581:
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2530:Michael Simpson|Chapter 5 p. 42
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2425:
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1736:Viscount Cunningham of Hyndhope
1469:On the morning of 20 May 1941,
1114:Deputy Chief of the Naval Staff
908:He was promoted to the rank of
349:
5008:Viscounts created by George VI
4439:First Sea Lords (1904–present)
4011:Senior Naval Lords (1689–1771)
2749:. 14 June 2007. Archived from
2687:Enigma: The Battle of the Code
2640:. 14 June 2007. Archived from
2120:"Cunningham information sheet"
2054:. History of war. 11 June 2007
2012:
2003:
1982:
1949:
1933:. 13 June 2007. Archived from
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1477:of Crete, under the code-name
1391:torpedo-bombers. A hit on the
1332:Battle summary of Cape Matapan
943:to Cowan while serving on the
605:Royal Naval College, Greenwich
260:British campaign in the Baltic
16:Royal Navy officer (1883–1963)
1:
4918:Naval history of World War II
4913:Members of the Order of Merit
4536:The Earl Mountbatten of Burma
4526:The Lord Fraser of North Cape
4183:First Naval Lords (1771–1904)
3930:Peerage of the United Kingdom
3685:Papers of Viscount Cunningham
3640:Bio on HMS Hood memorial page
3541:Engage the Enemy More Closely
3290:
3163:. 18 March 1952. p. 161.
3007:. 9 January 1945. p. 16.
2852:. 4 March 1941. p. 1303.
2517:. 6 January 1939. p. 11.
1790:in London on 2 April 1967 by
1684:and raised to the peerage as
1663:
1462:British wounded evacuated to
1377:After sunset, he boarded HMS
1126:Committee of Imperial Defence
1082:and second-in-command of the
1004:Royal Naval Barracks, Chatham
962:, with shore headquarters at
248:Pursuit of Goeben and Breslau
3959:Baron Cunningham of Hyndhope
3261:. Forces.net. 6 October 2017
3145:. 4 April 1950. p. 155.
3063:. 31 October 1945. p. 6
2872:. 5 June 1942. p. 2475.
2743:"The Battle of Cape Matapan"
2432:Mackie, Gordon (June 2018).
2359:. 1 January 1920. p. 7.
2176:. 2 July 1915. p. 6438.
1904:UK public library membership
1686:Baron Cunningham of Hyndhope
1177:French Surrender (June 1940)
547:
500:In the Second World War, as
446:widely known by his initials
320:Member of the Order of Merit
7:
5003:Barons created by George VI
4365:The Hon. Sir Frederick Grey
4360:The Hon. Sir Richard Dundas
4350:The Hon. Sir Richard Dundas
3739:Deputy Chief of Naval Staff
3676:20th Century Press Archives
3319:Cunningham, Andrew (1952).
3046:Michael Simpson pp. 209–213
2892:Paul Bevand (15 May 2008).
2828:Churchill, Winston (1949).
1543:Cunningham standing behind
731:Distinguished Service Order
640:His first service was as a
566:General Sir Alan Cunningham
510:Mediterranean naval battles
487:Distinguished Service Order
324:Distinguished Service Order
10:
5039:
4461:Prince Louis of Battenberg
4280:Sir William Johnstone Hope
3623:. Oxford University Press.
3405:Churchill and the Admirals
2136:; quote from source cited.
2086:Michael Simpson Chap1 p .2
2000:Andrew Cunningham pp. 9–14
1451:
1448:Battle of Crete (May 1941)
1321:
1230:
1180:
18:
4789:
4781:Sir Henry Maitland Wilson
4738:
4692:
4438:
4345:The Hon. Maurice Berkeley
4335:The Hon. Maurice Berkeley
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3836:The Marquess of Salisbury
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3689:Churchill Archives Centre
3665:The Dreadnought Project:
3660:National Portrait Gallery
3619:Simpson, Michael (2004).
3581:Murfett, Malcolm (1995).
3519:Document piece ADM 196/47
3426:Simpson, Michael (2004).
3355:Edwards, Bernard (1999).
3340:. Naval Records Society.
2464:Cunningham, Andrew p. 158
2309:Michael Simpson pp. 14–15
2148:Moorehead, Alan pp. 11–28
1988:Cunningham, Andrew Chap.1
1801:back to the UK was named
1501:Battle of the River Plate
1402:had disabled the cruiser
1070:in July 1936, due to the
653:Cape of Good Hope Station
375:
363:
333:
305:
295:Allied invasion of Sicily
230:
198:
188:
180:
168:
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144:
140:, England, United Kingdom
127:
107:
99:
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30:
3650:10 February 2008 at the
3600:Heathcote, Tony (2002).
3564:Cunningham the Commander
2960:Cunningham Papers p. 270
2896:. HMS Hood Association.
2607:, William Kimber, 1973,
2413:Andrew Cunningham p. 262
2020:"Cunningham of Hyndhope"
1865:
1817:Bronze bust unveiled in
1782:A bust of Cunningham by
1637:and the deployment of a
1600:First Sea Lord (1943-46)
1239:North African operations
1132:. In 1939 he was made a
983:Imperial Defence College
651:in 1899, serving at the
481:and through most of the
469:Stubbington House School
95:Andrew Browne Cunningham
4103:Lord Archibald Hamilton
4093:Lord Archibald Hamilton
3604:. Pen & Sword Ltd.
3525:. Retrieved 2008-08-05
3385:. Wordsworth Editions.
2791:Australian War Memorial
2072:Michael Simpson pp. 2–3
2037:(subscription required)
2009:Andrew Cunningham p. 13
1808:
1742:, and appointed to the
1674:Ministry of Information
1398:An air attack from the
1283:in Cunningham's fleet.
1183:Attack on Mers-el-Kébir
975:Senior Officers' School
901:threatening the fleet.
888:Treaty of Brest-Litovsk
552:Cunningham was born at
522:key chokepoint of Malta
455:Cunningham was born in
270:Attack on Mers-el-Kébir
4908:Lords of the Admiralty
4893:Knights of the Thistle
4771:Sir Bernard Montgomery
4531:Sir Rhoderick McGrigor
4491:Sir Charles Madden, Bt
4425:Sir Frederick Richards
4385:Sir Hastings Yelverton
4295:The Hon. George Dundas
4176:
3793:February–October 1943
3363:. Brockhampton Press.
3037:Michael Simpson p. 209
2634:"Cape Matapan: battle"
2487:"Cunningham biography"
2476:Andrew Cunningham ch.7
2422:Simpson, Michael p. 25
2157:Tuchman, Barbara p.154
2052:"Cunningham biography"
1896:10.1093/ref:odnb/32665
1825:
1727:
1677:
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1333:
1324:Battle of Cape Matapan
1080:Battlecruiser Squadron
1026:
922:1st Destroyer Flotilla
918:6th Destroyer Flotilla
853:Association with Cowan
732:
717:HM Torpedo Boat No. 14
608:
574:Trinity College Dublin
562:Daniel John Cunningham
518:Battle of Cape Matapan
380:Lord High Commissioner
309:Viscountcy of Hyndhope
285:Battle of Cape Matapan
217:Battlecruiser Squadron
4933:People from Rathmines
4853:Crete in World War II
4710:Sir Andrew Cunningham
4693:Admirals of the Fleet
4674:Admirals of the Fleet
4606:Sir Benjamin Bathurst
4566:Sir Peter Hill-Norton
4456:Sir Francis Bridgeman
4260:Sir Richard Bickerton
4240:Sir Thomas Troubridge
4230:Sir Charles Middleton
4175:
3915:(of Bishop's Waltham)
3566:. B.T. Batsford Ltd.
3562:Pack, S.W.C. (1974).
3495:Winton, John (1998).
3304:. Penguin paperback.
3161:The Edinburgh Gazette
3143:The Edinburgh Gazette
3128:The Cunningham Papers
3004:The Edinburgh Gazette
2927:"Viscount Cunningham"
2548:Michael Simpson p. 44
2539:Michael Simpson p. 43
2514:The Edinburgh Gazette
2356:The Edinburgh Gazette
2296:The Edinburgh Gazette
2254:Michael Simpson p. 14
2245:Michael Simpson p. 13
1823:The Duke of Edinburgh
1816:
1740:1946 New Year Honours
1706:
1682:Knight of the Thistle
1671:
1658:Battle of the Scheldt
1614:John H. D. Cunningham
1569:
1542:
1534:
1516:
1461:
1357:Henry Pridham-Wippell
1331:
1072:interwar naval policy
1047:Companion of the Bath
1017:
1010:Promoted to flag rank
730:
602:
512:. These included the
485:. He was awarded the
459:in the south side of
181:Years of service
4797:Sir Edward Ellington
4776:Sir Archibald Wavell
4746:Sir Harold Alexander
4725:Sir James Somerville
4641:Sir George Zambellas
4596:Sir William Staveley
4415:Sir Richard Hamilton
4390:Sir George Wellesley
4163:Sir Francis Holburne
4148:Sir Charles Saunders
3858:Sir Gordon Messenger
3545:Hodder and Stoughton
3200:on 21 September 2015
2975:The Second World War
2779:Long, Gavin (1953).
2753:on 27 September 2007
2578:Oliver Warner p. 100
2208:"Gallipoli Campaign"
1955:Michael Simpson p. 1
1803:Operation Cunningham
1635:invasion of Normandy
1578:Admiral of the Fleet
1561:Dwight D. Eisenhower
1363:with the battleship
1066:On his promotion to
981:, as well as at the
949:Royal Naval Dockyard
627:Sir James Somerville
400:Admiral of the Fleet
339:Nora Christine Byath
193:Admiral of the Fleet
36:The Right Honourable
33:Admiral of the Fleet
4883:Irish Presbyterians
4766:Sir Edmund Ironside
4621:Sir Nigel Essenhigh
4591:Sir John Fieldhouse
4571:Sir Michael Pollock
4561:Sir Michael Le Fanu
4521:Sir John Cunningham
4506:Sir Roger Backhouse
4496:Sir Frederick Field
4420:Sir Anthony Hoskins
4380:Sir Alexander Milne
4370:Sir Alexander Milne
4315:Sir George Cockburn
4305:Sir George Cockburn
4285:Sir George Cockburn
4108:Lord Vere Beauclerk
3799:Sir John Cunningham
3722:Sir Geoffrey Layton
3239:on 24 February 2013
2605:Make Another Signal
2569:Oliver Warner p. 99
2560:Oliver Warner p. 97
2443:. G. Mackie, p. 121
2215:Imperial War Museum
1830:
1821:on 2 April 1967 by
1594:Operation Avalanche
1582:Mediterranean Fleet
1118:Sir Roger Backhouse
1084:Mediterranean Fleet
1041:. He was appointed
506:Mediterranean Fleet
369:Sir Alan Cunningham
221:Mediterranean Fleet
4898:Lord High Stewards
4807:Sir Charles Portal
4715:Sir Charles Forbes
4651:Sir Antony Radakin
4576:Sir Edward Ashmore
4501:The Lord Chatfield
4481:Sir Rosslyn Wemyss
4320:Sir William Parker
4220:John Leveson-Gower
4210:Sir Robert Harland
4177:
4128:Sir William Rowley
4118:Sir William Rowley
4098:Lord Harry Powlett
4023:Sir John Chicheley
3854:Title next held by
3832:Title last held by
3705:Sir Geoffrey Blake
3645:1943 bromide print
3455:The Guns of August
3298:Churchill, Winston
3179:The London Gazette
3108:The London Gazette
3088:The London Gazette
3061:The Glasgow Herald
3024:The London Gazette
2869:The London Gazette
2849:The London Gazette
2376:The London Gazette
2265:"History of Dover"
2193:The London Gazette
2173:The London Gazette
1828:
1826:
1728:
1724:Sir Hastings Ismay
1712:Sir Charles Portal
1698:Post-war consensus
1678:
1553:
1537:
1479:Unternehmen Merkur
1467:
1334:
1214:Alexandria harbour
1189:René-Émile Godfroy
1076:Sir Geoffrey Blake
1027:
1018:The battlecruiser
884:British Government
733:
609:
595:Early naval career
502:Commander-in-Chief
388:Church of Scotland
275:Battle of Calabria
86:Cunningham in 1943
4815:
4814:
4664:
4663:
4636:Sir Mark Stanhope
4631:Sir Jonathon Band
4616:Sir Michael Boyce
4601:Sir Julian Oswald
4581:Sir Terence Lewin
4541:Sir Charles Lambe
4476:Sir John Jellicoe
4471:Sir Henry Jackson
4451:Sir Arthur Wilson
4375:Sir Sydney Dacres
4195:Sir Hugh Palliser
4088:Sir Charles Wager
4078:Sir John Jennings
3967:
3966:
3887:Succeeded by
3873:J. Donald Pollock
3865:Academic offices
3843:Lord High Steward
3796:Succeeded by
3785:Sir Henry Harwood
3776:Sir Henry Harwood
3773:Succeeded by
3746:Succeeded by
3732:Sir William James
3719:Succeeded by
3697:Military offices
2984:978-0-297-84497-6
2587:Stephen, Martin.
2320:"Cowan biography"
1937:on 8 January 2007
1902:(Subscription or
1863:
1862:
1769:Lord High Steward
1708:Winston Churchill
1652:warned SHAEF and
1590:Operation Baytown
1545:Winston Churchill
1475:airborne invasion
1233:Battle of Taranto
953:Imperial fortress
866:, on duty in the
859:S-class destroyer
840:, part of Keyes'
803:Winston Churchill
676:protected cruiser
589:Stubbington House
585:Edinburgh Academy
538:Lord High Steward
514:attack on Taranto
467:, he enrolled at
397:
396:
392:Lord High Steward
280:Attack on Taranto
5030:
4802:Sir Cyril Newall
4720:Sir Dudley Pound
4668:
4667:
4646:Sir Philip Jones
4511:Sir Dudley Pound
4430:Lord Walter Kerr
4330:Sir James Dundas
4325:Sir Charles Adam
4310:Sir Charles Adam
4290:Sir Thomas Hardy
4275:Sir Graham Moore
4270:Sir Joseph Yorke
4158:Sir Peircy Brett
4043:Sir George Rooke
3993:
3986:
3979:
3970:
3969:
3870:Preceded by
3808:Sir Dudley Pound
3806:Preceded by
3783:Preceded by
3759:Sir Dudley Pound
3756:Preceded by
3749:Sir Tom Phillips
3729:Preceded by
3702:Preceded by
3694:
3693:
3624:
3615:
3596:
3577:
3558:
3537:Barnett, Corelli
3523:Documents Online
3514:
3502:
3491:
3469:
3450:Tuchman, Barbara
3445:
3422:
3401:Roskill, Stephen
3396:
3374:
3362:
3351:
3332:
3315:
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1788:Trafalgar Square
1786:was unveiled in
1749:Bishop's Waltham
1714:; Field Marshal
1549:Yalta conference
1288:Fairey Swordfish
1243:balance of power
1140:Second World War
442:Second World War
435:
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4751:Sir Alan Brooke
4734:
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4611:Sir Jock Slater
4586:Sir Henry Leach
4546:Sir Caspar John
4486:The Earl Beatty
4466:The Lord Fisher
4446:Sir John Fisher
4434:
4410:Sir Arthur Hood
4400:Sir Arthur Hood
4190:Augustus Hervey
4178:
4167:
4153:Augustus Keppel
4133:Edward Boscawen
4123:Edward Boscawen
4083:Sir John Norris
4073:Sir George Byng
4063:Sir George Byng
4053:Sir George Byng
4033:Henry Priestman
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3530:Further reading
3511:
3503:. John Murray.
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3480:. John Murray.
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3379:Moorehead, Alan
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1811:
1716:Sir Alan Brooke
1666:
1602:
1586:Operation Husky
1565:Operation Torch
1529:
1456:
1454:Battle of Crete
1450:
1437:Vittorio Veneto
1393:Vittorio Veneto
1366:Vittorio Veneto
1361:pincer movement
1359:), executing a
1326:
1320:
1291:torpedo bombers
1272:, commanded by
1235:
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1185:
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1130:Admiralty Board
1012:
964:Admiralty House
947:, based at the
855:
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723:First World War
657:Second Boer War
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4055:
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4048:Sir John Leake
4045:
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4250:John Markham
4205:George Darby
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1471:Nazi Germany
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1035:aide-de-camp
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895:Walter Cowan
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133:(1963-06-12)
131:12 June 1963
25:
4998:1883 births
4828:1963 deaths
4656:Sir Ben Key
4340:Hyde Parker
4138:John Forbes
3175:"No. 40020"
3157:"No. 16947"
3139:"No. 16739"
3103:"No. 37598"
3083:"No. 37461"
3067:15 November
3019:"No. 37305"
2999:"No. 16193"
2864:"No. 35586"
2844:"No. 35094"
2509:"No. 15559"
2441:gulabin.com
2390:Winton 1998
2371:"No. 31811"
2351:"No. 13545"
2291:"No. 13409"
2188:"No. 29507"
2168:"No. 29214"
2024:Who Was Who
1805:after him.
1777:Jock Slater
1692:as British
1311:Illustrious
1295:Illustrious
1269:Illustrious
1128:and on the
1120:, the then
920:, then the
831:Roger Keyes
814:Dardanelles
787:Dardanelles
687:courses at
578:governesses
493:and in the
491:Dardanelles
440:during the
253:Dardanelles
100:Nickname(s)
4822:Categories
4700:Lord Keyes
4200:Robert Man
4113:Lord Anson
4004:Royal Navy
3963:1945–1963
3947:1946–1963
3919:1942–1963
3884:1945–1948
3818:1943–1946
3770:1939–1942
3743:1938–1939
3716:1937–1938
3329:B0000CHWI2
3291:References
2747:Historynet
2638:Royal Navy
2030:1 December
1931:Royal Navy
1906:required.)
1848:Supporters
1842:Escutcheon
1722:; General
1664:Retirement
1654:Montgomery
1464:Alexandria
1400:Formidable
1384:Formidable
1276:, to join
1181:See also:
1154:Alexandria
933:Port Edgar
914:Heligoland
899:minefields
872:Communists
713:lieutenant
701:Implacable
697:battleship
689:Portsmouth
642:midshipman
635:seamanship
613:Royal Navy
438:Royal Navy
175:Royal Navy
161:Allegiance
154:Portsmouth
114:1883-01-07
92:Birth name
4761:Lord Gort
4705:Lord Cork
4225:Lord Hood
4143:Earl Howe
3432:Routledge
3383:Gallipoli
2722:20 August
1758:Gibraltar
1509:Luftwaffe
1505:Heraklion
1494:HMS
1346:shillings
1278:HMS
1267:HMS
1263:Judgement
1147:HMS
1110:Admiralty
1088:HMS
1031:flag rank
1020:HMS
997:HMS
993:commodore
979:Sheerness
928:Columbine
926:HMS
837:Termagant
835:HMS
818:commander
789:to reach
748:HMS
745:destroyer
706:HMS
693:Greenwich
669:HMS
655:when the
646:HMS
631:very good
623:Dartmouth
618:Britannia
554:Rathmines
548:Childhood
474:Britannia
465:Edinburgh
457:Rathmines
444:. He was
371:(brother)
364:Relations
334:Spouse(s)
210:HMS
203:HMS
184:1897–1946
123:, Ireland
121:Rathmines
4672:British
3951:Extinct
3923:Extinct
3687:held at
3662:, London
3648:Archived
3539:(1999).
3476:(1967).
3452:(1962).
3403:(1977).
3381:(1956).
3300:(2005).
3204:8 August
2973:(2012).
2904:8 August
2898:Archived
2716:Archived
2219:Archived
1974:18 March
1430:Warspite
1389:Albacore
1379:Warspite
1202:Lorraine
1149:Warspite
1145:flag in
1095:flagship
1052:Coventry
999:Pembroke
968:Pembroke
827:Scorpion
823:Scorpion
810:Scorpion
781:and the
755:Scorpion
750:Scorpion
739:and two
671:Hannibal
530:littoral
433:Two Bars
367:General
328:Two Bars
205:Scorpion
199:Commands
169:Service/
72:Two Bars
4002:of the
3911:Baronet
3678:of the
3674:in the
3658:at the
3409:Collins
3283:. 1949.
3265:30 June
2937:14 June
2801:13 June
2757:14 June
2648:14 June
2493:11 June
2447:30 June
2326:11 June
2275:13 June
2228:13 June
2130:11 June
2058:11 June
1941:13 June
1771:at the
1641:to the
1631:Potsdam
1572:second.
1558:General
1547:at the
1425:Valiant
1221:bunkers
1193:Force X
1093:as his
1086:, with
1037:to the
960:Bermuda
951:in the
935:in the
910:captain
892:Admiral
863:Seafire
783:Breslau
774:Breslau
766:cruiser
570:Anatomy
540:at the
495:Baltics
358:
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3851:Vacant
3829:Vacant
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2817:p. 265
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1900:
1650:Ramsay
1623:Tehran
1556:under
1490:Sfakia
1483:Maleme
1419:Barham
1371:Enigma
1257:, two
1251:sortie
1103:Rodney
1033:, and
1002:, the
988:Rodney
956:colony
882:; the
880:Latvia
874:, the
870:. The
868:Baltic
779:Goeben
770:Goeben
759:German
708:Locust
680:Diadem
526:Allied
461:Dublin
431:&
352:
326:&
306:Awards
212:Rodney
171:branch
138:London
70:&
3847:1953
2437:(PDF)
2222:(PDF)
2211:(PDF)
1866:Notes
1854:Motto
1836:Crest
1627:Yalta
1619:Cairo
1414:radar
1342:Power
1280:Eagle
1162:Malta
1158:Egypt
1057:fleet
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