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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instanceOf British military personnel of World War II
Royal Navy officer
Victoria Cross recipient
human
allegiance United Kingdom
awardReceived Distinguished Service Order
The Victoria Cross
surface form: Victoria Cross
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
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
surface form: Royal Naval College, Dartmouth

Royal Naval College, Osborne
era 20th century
ethnicGroup Welsh
familyName Warburton
surface form: Warburton-Lee
givenName Bernard
hasHonorificTitle DSO
OBE
VC
hasOccupation military leader
hasRelative Henry Warburton-Lee
mannerOfDeath died of wounds received in action
militaryBranch Royal Navy
militaryOperation Battle of Narvik
surface form: First Battle of Narvik
militaryRank Commander
nativeLanguage English
notableEvent posthumous award of the Victoria Cross
notableFor being the first Victoria Cross recipient of World War II
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
surface form: British forces in the Norwegian campaign
placeOfBirth Wales
Whitchurch, Denbighshire
placeOfDeath Narvik
Norway
positionHeld commanding officer of HMS Hardy
leader of the 2nd Destroyer Flotilla
serviceNumber Royal Navy officer service (number not specified)
sexOrGender male

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Battle of Narvik navalCommander Bernard Warburton-Lee
Whitchurch, Denbighshire hasNotablePerson Bernard Warburton-Lee
London Gazette Victoria Cross citation recordsAwardTo Bernard Warburton-Lee
subject surface form: London Gazette Victoria Cross citation for Bernard Warburton-Lee
London Gazette Victoria Cross citation describesGallantryOf Bernard Warburton-Lee
subject surface form: London Gazette Victoria Cross citation for Bernard Warburton-Lee
London Gazette Victoria Cross citation relatedToPerson Bernard Warburton-Lee
subject surface form: London Gazette Victoria Cross citation for Bernard Warburton-Lee
Henry Warburton-Lee hasRelative Bernard Warburton-Lee