Admiral Sir James Somerville

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Admiral_Sir_James_Somerville
GPTKB entity
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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:person
gptkbp:allegiance gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:awardReceived 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)
gptkbp:birthDate 1882-07-17
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Weybridge,_Surrey,_England
gptkbp:burialPlace St Peter's Church, Droitwich
gptkbp:causeOfDeath natural causes
gptkbp:children gptkb:James_Somerville
gptkbp:deathDate 1949-03-19
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:Droitwich,_Worcestershire,_England
gptkbp:education gptkb:Royal_Naval_College,_Dartmouth
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Admiral Sir James Somerville
gptkbp:militaryBranch gptkb:Royal_Navy
gptkbp:nationality British
gptkbp:notableBattle gptkb:Attack_on_Mers-el-Kébir
gptkb:Indian_Ocean_raid
gptkb:Battle_of_Dakar
gptkbp:notableCommander gptkb:Eastern_Fleet
gptkb:Force_H
Admiral Commanding, Gibraltar
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:naval_officer
gptkbp:rank gptkb:Admiral
gptkbp:serviceYears 1897–1945
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Mary_Maitland_Mainwaring
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Eastern_Fleet
gptkb:British_Eastern_Fleet
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6