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gptkbp:instanceOf
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gptkb:person
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gptkbp:allegiance
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gptkb:United_Kingdom
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gptkbp:awardReceived
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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:Legion_of_Merit_(United_States)
gptkb:Order_of_St._Vladimir_(Russia)
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gptkbp:birthDate
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7 March 1885
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gptkbp:birthPlace
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gptkb:Rugby,_Warwickshire,_England
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gptkbp:children
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one daughter
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gptkbp:commanded
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gptkb:HMS_Hood
gptkb:Home_Fleet
gptkb:Mediterranean_Fleet
gptkb:HMS_Rodney
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gptkbp:createdPeerage
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1946
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gptkbp:deathDate
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12 January 1971
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gptkbp:deathPlace
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gptkb:Madeira,_Portugal
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gptkbp:education
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gptkb:Dulwich_College
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gptkbp:fullName
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gptkb:John_Cronyn_Tovey
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Admiral John Tovey
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gptkbp:militaryBranch
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gptkb:Royal_Navy
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gptkbp:militaryRank
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Admiral of the Fleet
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gptkbp:nationality
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British
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gptkbp:notableEvent
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gptkb:Battle_of_the_Atlantic
gptkb:Pursuit_of_the_Bismarck
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gptkbp:notableFor
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commanding the Home Fleet during the pursuit and destruction of the Bismarck
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gptkbp:occupation
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gptkb:naval_officer
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gptkbp:participatedIn
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gptkb:World_War_I
gptkb:World_War_II
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gptkbp:peerage
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gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkb:Baron_Tovey,_of_Langton_Matravers_in_the_County_of_Dorset
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gptkbp:predecessor
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gptkb:Sir_Charles_Forbes
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gptkbp:promotion
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Admiral of the Fleet in 1943
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gptkbp:retired
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1946
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gptkbp:serviceYears
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1900–1946
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gptkbp:spouse
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gptkb:Mary_Gladys_Tovey
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gptkbp:successor
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gptkb:Sir_Henry_Moore
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gptkbp:title
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gptkb:Baron_Tovey
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:British_Admiralty_during_World_War_II
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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5
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