Bruce Fraser

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Bruce Fraser was a senior British Royal Navy admiral who played a key role in Allied naval operations during World War II and represented the United Kingdom at the formal Japanese Instrument of Surrender.


Statements (44)
Predicate Object
instanceOf British military personnel of World War II
Royal Navy officer
admiral
human
allegiance United Kingdom
awardReceived Distinguished Service Order
Order of Merit
Order of the Bath
Order of the British Empire
conflict World War I
World War II
country United Kingdom
employer Royal Navy
familyName Fraser
fieldOfWork naval warfare
givenName Bruce
hasHonorificTitle Sir
languageOfWorkOrName English
militaryBranch Royal Navy
militaryRank Admiral
Admiral of the Fleet
Captain
Rear Admiral
Vice Admiral
nobleTitle Baron Fraser of North Cape
notableCommand British Pacific Fleet
Force H
Home Fleet
notableFor representing the United Kingdom at the Japanese surrender ceremony in 1945
senior command in Allied naval operations during World War II
notableWork command of British forces in the sinking of German battleship Scharnhorst
occupation naval officer
participatedIn Battle of the North Cape
Japanese Instrument of Surrender
partOf Allied naval forces in the European Theater
Allied naval forces in the Pacific Theater
positionHeld Admiral of the Fleet
Commander-in-Chief, British Pacific Fleet
Commander-in-Chief, Home Fleet
represented United Kingdom NERFINISHED
serviceNumber Royal Navy officer service (number not specified)
sexOrGender male
significantEvent commanded the British force that sank the German battleship Scharnhorst at the Battle of the North Cape
represented the United Kingdom at the formal Japanese Instrument of Surrender

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Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Japanese Instrument of Surrender
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