Admiral Sir John Tovey

GPTKB entity

Statements (37)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:person
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_St._Vladimir_(Russia)
gptkbp:birthDate 1885-03-07
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Rugby,_Warwickshire,_England
gptkbp:children one daughter
gptkbp:deathDate 1971-01-12
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:Madeira,_Portugal
gptkbp:decoratedWith gptkb:Russia
gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:education gptkb:Dover_College
gptkbp:fullName gptkb:John_Cronyn_Tovey
gptkbp:militaryBranch gptkb:Royal_Navy
gptkbp:nationality British
gptkbp:notableBattle gptkb:Battle_of_the_Atlantic
gptkb:Pursuit_of_the_Bismarck
gptkbp:notableCommander gptkb:Home_Fleet
gptkbp:notableEvent commanded British forces in the sinking of the Bismarck
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:naval_officer
gptkbp:peerage gptkb:Baron_Tovey
gptkbp:predecessorAsCommanderHomeFleet gptkb:Admiral_Sir_Charles_Forbes
gptkbp:promotedToAdmiralOfTheFleet 1943
gptkbp:rank Admiral of the Fleet
gptkbp:retired 1946
gptkbp:serviceYears 1900–1946
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Mary_Gladys_Williams
gptkbp:successorAsCommanderHomeFleet gptkb:Admiral_Sir_Bruce_Fraser
gptkbp:title gptkb:1st_Baron_Tovey
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Royal_Navy_(World_War_II)
gptkb:Baron_Tovey
gptkb:Baron_Tovey,_of_Langton_Matravers_in_the_County_of_Dorset
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Atlantic_(1939–1945)
gptkb:HMS_King_George_V
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Admiral Sir John Tovey