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gptkbp:instanceOf
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gptkb:person
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gptkbp:award
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gptkb:Knight_Commander_of_the_Order_of_the_British_Empire
gptkb:Knight_Grand_Cross_of_the_Order_of_the_Bath
gptkb:Distinguished_Service_Order
gptkb:Order_of_the_Rising_Sun_(Japan)
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gptkbp:birthDate
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1882-07-17
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gptkbp:birthPlace
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gptkb:Weybridge,_Surrey,_England
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gptkbp:burialPlace
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gptkb:St_Mary_&_All_Saints_Church,_Dunsfold,_Surrey
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gptkbp:children
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one son
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gptkbp:deathDate
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1949-03-19
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gptkbp:deathPlace
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gptkb:Dunsfold,_Surrey,_England
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gptkbp:education
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gptkb:Royal_Naval_College,_Dartmouth
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gptkbp:fullName
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gptkb:James_Fownes_Somerville
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Admiral James Somerville
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gptkbp:militaryBranch
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gptkb:Royal_Navy
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gptkbp:nationality
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British
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gptkbp:notableBattle
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gptkb:Indian_Ocean_raid
gptkb:Battle_of_Madagascar
gptkb:Battle_of_Cape_Spartivento
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gptkbp:notableCommander
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gptkb:Eastern_Fleet
gptkb:Force_H
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gptkbp:notableEvent
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Commanded Force H at Gibraltar
Directed Operation Catapult at Mers-el-Kébir
Oversaw Royal Navy operations in the Indian Ocean during World War II
Involved in the pursuit of the German battleship Bismarck
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gptkbp:occupation
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gptkb:naval_officer
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gptkbp:parent
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gptkb:Edith_Somerville
gptkb:Arthur_Fownes_Somerville
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gptkbp:postRetirementRole
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British representative to the United Nations Atomic Energy Commission
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gptkbp:rank
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gptkb:Admiral
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gptkbp:retired
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1945
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gptkbp:serviceYears
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1897–1945
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gptkbp:spouse
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gptkb:Mary_Maitland_Mainwaring
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Naval_Forces,_Mediterranean
gptkb:Operation_Halberd
gptkb:Battle_of_Cape_Spartivento
gptkb:Sabang_1944
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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6
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