James Fownes Somerville
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James Fownes Somerville was a British Royal Navy admiral best known for commanding the Mediterranean Fleet during the early years of the Second World War.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| James Fownes Somerville canonical | 1 |
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Royal Navy officer
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admiral ⓘ human ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Croix de Guerre 1914–1918
NERFINISHED
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Distinguished Service Order ⓘ Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath NERFINISHED ⓘ Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ Légion d'honneur ⓘ
surface form:
Legion of Honour
Order of the Rising Sun NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1882-07-17 ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
England
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Surrey NERFINISHED ⓘ Weybridge NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict |
World War I
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surface form:
First World War
World War II ⓘ
surface form:
Second World War
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| countryOfCitizenship | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1949-03-19 ⓘ |
| deathPlace |
Dunsfold
NERFINISHED
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England ⓘ Surrey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| educatedAt | Royal Naval College Dartmouth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Somerville NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | James ⓘ |
| hasHonorificPrefix | Admiral Sir ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| memberOf | British Armed Forces NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | Royal Navy ⓘ |
| militaryRank | Admiral ⓘ |
| notableFor | commanding the Mediterranean Fleet during the early years of the Second World War ⓘ |
| notableWork | command of the Mediterranean Fleet in early Second World War ⓘ |
| occupation |
military leader
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naval officer ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
Allied naval operations in the Mediterranean during World War II
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Battle of Cape Matapan NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Cape Spartivento NERFINISHED ⓘ Indian Ocean raid NERFINISHED ⓘ Operation Torch NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Commander-in-Chief Eastern Fleet
NERFINISHED
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Commander-in-Chief Levant NERFINISHED ⓘ Commander-in-Chief Mediterranean Fleet NERFINISHED ⓘ Commander-in-Chief Portsmouth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| serviceEndYear | 1945 ⓘ |
| serviceStartYear | 1897 ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
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