Admiral Sir Philip Vian

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Admiral_Sir_Philip_Vian

GPTKB entity

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:person
gptkbp:allegiance	gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:awardReceived	gptkb:Knight_Grand_Cross_of_the_Order_of_the_Bath gptkb:Legion_of_Merit gptkb:Order_of_the_British_Empire gptkb:Distinguished_Service_Order
gptkbp:birthDate	1894-07-15
gptkbp:birthPlace	gptkb:London,_England
gptkbp:children	2
gptkbp:conflict	gptkb:World_War_I gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:deathDate	1968-05-27
gptkbp:deathPlace	gptkb:Haslemere,_Surrey,_England
gptkbp:decoratedWith	gptkb:France gptkb:Greece gptkb:Netherlands gptkb:Poland gptkb:United_Kingdom gptkb:United_States gptkb:Yugoslavia
gptkbp:education	gptkb:Royal_Naval_College,_Dartmouth gptkb:Royal_Naval_College,_Osborne
gptkbp:fullName	gptkb:Philip_Louis_Vian
gptkbp:gender	male
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Admiral Sir Philip Vian
gptkbp:militaryBranch	gptkb:Royal_Navy
gptkbp:nationality	British
gptkbp:notableBattle	gptkb:Battle_of_the_Mediterranean gptkb:Normandy_landings gptkb:Battle_of_Cape_Matapan gptkb:Altmark_Incident gptkb:Operation_Pedestal
gptkbp:notableCommander	gptkb:HMS_Cossack gptkb:HMS_Nigeria gptkb:British_Pacific_Fleet gptkb:HMS_Illustrious
gptkbp:occupation	gptkb:naval_officer
gptkbp:postRetirementRole	Chairman of the British Joint Services Mission in Washington, D.C.
gptkbp:publishedIn	gptkb:Action_This_Day:_A_Memoir
gptkbp:rank	gptkb:Admiral
gptkbp:retired	1952
gptkbp:serviceYears	1907–1952
gptkbp:spouse	Philippa Vian
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Battle_of_the_Atlantic_(1939–1945)
gptkbp:bfsLayer	7