Bernard Warburton-Lee
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Bernard Warburton-Lee was a British Royal Navy officer and posthumous Victoria Cross recipient renowned for his leadership and bravery during the early World War II naval actions in Norway.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Bernard Warburton-Lee canonical | 6 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British military personnel of World War II
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Royal Navy officer ⓘ Victoria Cross recipient ⓘ human ⓘ |
| allegiance | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Distinguished Service Order
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The Victoria Cross ⓘ
surface form:
Victoria Cross
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| burialPlace | Ballangen, Norway ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | killed in action ⓘ |
| causeOfFame | bravery and leadership in early World War II naval actions in Norway ⓘ |
| commemoratedIn | Portsmouth Naval Memorial ⓘ |
| conflict |
Operation Weserübung
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surface form:
Norwegian campaign
World War II ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1895-09-13 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1940-04-10 ⓘ |
| describedBySource | London Gazette Victoria Cross citation ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Britannia Royal Naval College Dartmouth
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surface form:
Royal Naval College, Dartmouth
Royal Naval College, Osborne ⓘ |
| era | 20th century ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Welsh ⓘ |
| familyName |
Warburton
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surface form:
Warburton-Lee
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| givenName | Bernard ⓘ |
| hasHonorificTitle |
DSO
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OBE ⓘ VC ⓘ |
| hasOccupation | military leader ⓘ |
| hasRelative | Henry Warburton-Lee ⓘ |
| mannerOfDeath | died of wounds received in action ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | Royal Navy ⓘ |
| militaryOperation |
Battle of Narvik
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surface form:
First Battle of Narvik
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| militaryRank | Commander ⓘ |
| nativeLanguage | English ⓘ |
| notableEvent | posthumous award of the Victoria Cross ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being the first Victoria Cross recipient of World War II
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leading a destroyer attack on German naval forces at Narvik ⓘ |
| notableWork | leadership in the First Battle of Narvik ⓘ |
| occupation | naval officer ⓘ |
| partOf |
Battle of Narvik
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surface form:
British forces in the Norwegian campaign
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| placeOfBirth |
Wales
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Whitchurch, Denbighshire ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
Narvik
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Norway ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
commanding officer of HMS Hardy
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leader of the 2nd Destroyer Flotilla ⓘ |
| serviceNumber | Royal Navy officer service (number not specified) ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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London Gazette Victoria Cross citation for Bernard Warburton-Lee
subject surface form:
London Gazette Victoria Cross citation for Bernard Warburton-Lee
subject surface form:
London Gazette Victoria Cross citation for Bernard Warburton-Lee