David Beatty

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David Beatty was a prominent British Royal Navy admiral of World War I, best known for his aggressive leadership in major naval engagements.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf British military officer
Royal Navy admiral
human
allegiance United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
awardReceived Distinguished Service Order
Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath
The Royal Victorian Order
surface form: Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order

Order of Merit
birthDate 1871-01-17
burialPlace St Paul's Cathedral
surface form: St Paul’s Cathedral
conflict Second Boer War
World War I
countryOfCitizenship United Kingdom
deathDate 1936-03-12
education HMS Britannia
surface form: Royal Navy training ship HMS Britannia
endTimeOfService 1927
familyName Beatty
fullName David Beatty self-linksurface differs
surface form: David Richard Beatty
givenName David
honorificSuffix 1st Earl Beatty
knownFor Aggressive leadership in naval engagements during World War I
Command of British battlecruisers at Jutland
Influence on interwar Royal Navy policy
memberOf Privy Council
surface form: Privy Council of the United Kingdom
militaryBranch Royal Navy
militaryRank Admiral of the Fleet of the Royal Navy
surface form: Admiral of the Fleet
monarchServed George V
nobleTitle Baron Beatty
Earl Beatty
Viscount Borodale
notableWork Command at the Battle of Dogger Bank (1915)
Command of British battlecruisers at the Battle of Jutland
First Battle of Heligoland Bight
surface form: Service at the Battle of Heligoland Bight (1914)
placeOfBirth Stapeley, Cheshire, England
placeOfDeath London, England
positionHeld Commander, Battlecruiser Fleet
Commander-in-Chief, Grand Fleet
First Sea Lord
promotedToRank Admiral
Admiral of the Fleet of the Royal Navy
surface form: Admiral of the Fleet

Rear Admiral
Vice Admiral (United States Navy)
surface form: Vice Admiral
religion Anglicanism (broadly)
surface form: Anglicanism
signature Signature of David Beatty (image)
spouse Ethel Tree
startTimeOfService 1884

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Battle of Jutland commander David Beatty
Grand Fleet commander David Beatty
this entity surface form: Sir David Beatty
Grand Fleet notableCommander David Beatty
this entity surface form: Admiral Sir David Beatty
David Beatty fullName David Beatty self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: David Richard Beatty
Battle of Dogger Bank commander David Beatty
North Sea theatre of World War I notableCommander David Beatty
this entity surface form: Admiral David Beatty
Beatty hasNotableBearer David Beatty
this entity surface form: David Beatty, 1st Earl Beatty
Battle Cruiser Fleet commander David Beatty
this entity surface form: Vice Admiral David Beatty
Battle Cruiser Fleet notableCommander David Beatty
this entity surface form: David Beatty, 1st Earl Beatty
Ethel Tree spouse David Beatty
this entity surface form: David Beatty, 1st Earl Beatty
Viscount Borodale createdFor David Beatty
this entity surface form: David Beatty, 1st Earl Beatty
Viscount Borodale linkedTo David Beatty
this entity surface form: Admiral David Beatty
Viscount Borodale associatedWithMilitaryFigure David Beatty
this entity surface form: Admiral of the Fleet David Beatty
1st Earl Beatty name David Beatty
this entity surface form: David Richard Beatty
1st Earl Beatty father David Beatty
this entity surface form: David Longfield Beatty
Commander-in-Chief, Grand Fleet lastHolder David Beatty
this entity surface form: Sir David Beatty
Commander-in-Chief, Grand Fleet lastHolder David Beatty
this entity surface form: Admiral of the Fleet David Beatty, 1st Earl Beatty
Commander, Battlecruiser Fleet notableCommander David Beatty
this entity surface form: Vice-Admiral Sir David Beatty
Earl Beatty createdFor David Beatty
Earl Beatty namedAfter David Beatty
Earl Beatty hasFirstHolder David Beatty
Baron Beatty namedAfter David Beatty
this entity surface form: David Beatty, 1st Earl Beatty
Baron Beatty hasFirstHolder David Beatty
this entity surface form: David Beatty, 1st Baron Beatty
Grand Fleet (Royal Navy) commander David Beatty
this entity surface form: Admiral Sir David Beatty
British battlecruiser Lion flagshipOf David Beatty
this entity surface form: Vice Admiral David Beatty