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allegiance
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United Kingdom
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authorOf
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Action This Day (memoir)
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awardReceived
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Companion of the Order of the Bath
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awardReceived
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Distinguished Service Order
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awardReceived
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Distinguished Service Order
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surface form:
Distinguished Service Order with bars
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awardReceived
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Knight Companion of the Order of the Bath
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surface form:
Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath
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awardReceived
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Mentioned in dispatches
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commanded
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HMS Cossack
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commanded
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HMS Illustrious
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commanded
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HMS Indomitable
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commanded
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HMS Naiad
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commanded
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HMS Nigeria
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conflict
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World War I
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conflict
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World War II
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countryOfCitizenship
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United Kingdom
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familyName
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Vian
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genre
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naval memoir
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givenName
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Philip
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hasQuality
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aggressive leadership style
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hasQuality
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expertise in destroyer warfare
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instanceOf
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Royal Navy officer
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instanceOf
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human
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instanceOf
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naval commander
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militaryBranch
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Royal Navy
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militaryRankAtEvent
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Captain during the Altmark incident
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notableFor
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Altmark Incident
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surface form:
Altmark incident
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notableFor
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Arctic theatre of World War II
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surface form:
Arctic convoys
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notableFor
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Battle of Cape Matapan
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notableFor
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Operation Neptune
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surface form:
Normandy landings naval operations
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notableFor
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Operation Pedestal
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notableFor
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aggressive destroyer tactics
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notableFor
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commanding destroyers in World War II
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occupation
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naval officer
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participatedIn
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Altmark Incident
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surface form:
Altmark incident
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participatedIn
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PQ convoys
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surface form:
Arctic convoy PQ 12 and related operations
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participatedIn
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Battle of Cape Matapan
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participatedIn
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Battle of Narvik
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surface form:
Battle of Narvik operations
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participatedIn
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Battle of Normandy
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surface form:
Normandy landings
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participatedIn
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Operation Pedestal
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participatedIn
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Second Battle of Sirte
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positionHeld
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Commander of aircraft carrier task forces
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positionHeld
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Commander of destroyer HMS Cossack
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positionHeld
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Flag Officer, Aircraft Carriers
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rank
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Admiral
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rank
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Captain
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rank
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Rear Admiral
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rank
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Vice Admiral
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serviceNumber
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Royal Navy officer service number (exact number not recalled)
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