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awardReceived
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Order of St Michael and St George
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awardReceived
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Order of the Bath
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awardReceived
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Order of the British Empire
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awardReceived
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The Royal Victorian Order
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surface form:
Royal Victorian Order
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conflict
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World War I
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countryOfCitizenship
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United Kingdom
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countryOfCitizenship
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United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
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employer
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Royal Navy
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familyName
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Wemyss
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fieldOfWork
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military strategy
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fieldOfWork
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naval warfare
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givenName
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Rosslyn
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instanceOf
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First Sea Lord
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instanceOf
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Royal Navy officer
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instanceOf
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admiral
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instanceOf
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human
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memberOf
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Board of Admiralty
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memberOf
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Admiralty (United Kingdom)
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surface form:
British Admiralty
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militaryBranch
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Royal Navy
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militaryCommand
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East Indies station
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surface form:
East Indies Station
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militaryCommand
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Mediterranean Fleet
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militaryCommand
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Royal Navy North America and West Indies Station
ⓘ
surface form:
North America and West Indies Station
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militaryRank
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Admiral of the Fleet of the Royal Navy
ⓘ
surface form:
Admiral of the Fleet
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nobleTitle
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Baron
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notableAchievement
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influencing the timing of the Armistice to 11:00 on 11 November 1918
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notableEvent
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signing of the Armistice at Compiègne
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notableFor
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role in concluding the Armistice on the Western Front
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notableFor
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service as First Sea Lord in the final phase of World War I
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notableRole
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key British representative in Armistice negotiations
ⓘ
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notableRole
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senior British naval officer during World War I
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notableWork
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negotiation of the Armistice of 11 November 1918
ⓘ
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occupation
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military leader
ⓘ
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occupation
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naval officer
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partOf
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British armed forces high command in World War I
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participatedIn
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negotiations ending World War I on the Western Front
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positionHeld
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Commander, East Indies Station
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positionHeld
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Commander-in-Chief, North American Station
ⓘ
surface form:
Commander, North America and West Indies Station
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positionHeld
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Commander-in-Chief, Mediterranean Fleet
ⓘ
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positionHeld
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Deputy First Sea Lord
ⓘ
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positionHeld
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First Sea Lord
ⓘ
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serviceEntry
|
late 19th century Royal Navy
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sexOrGender
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male
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title
|
Baron Wester Wemyss
ⓘ
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