Rear Admiral Sir John Cunningham

GPTKB entity

Properties (39)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Military officer
gptkbp:awards gptkb:American_Legion_of_Merit
gptkb:Distinguished_Service_Order
gptkb:Royal_Victorian_Order
Order of the Bath
French Croix de Guerre
Mentioned in Despatches
gptkbp:battle gptkb:World_War_I
gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:birthDate 1885-01-01
gptkbp:children 2
gptkbp:commanded gptkb:British_Pacific_Fleet
gptkbp:deathDate 1962-06-12
gptkbp:education gptkb:Royal_Naval_College,_Dartmouth
gptkbp:fullName gptkb:John_Cunningham
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Rear Admiral Sir John Cunningham
gptkbp:influence Post-war naval policy
Naval aviation development
Carrier_fleet_expansion
gptkbp:knownFor Naval aviation
Naval strategy
Carrier_operations
gptkbp:nickname Johnny
gptkbp:notableFeature gptkb:HMS_Centaur
gptkb:HMS_Eagle
HMS_Glorious
gptkbp:placeOfBirth Belfast,_Ireland
gptkbp:placeOfDeath gptkb:London,_England
gptkbp:postWarCareer gptkb:Governor_of_Gibraltar
gptkb:Chairman_of_the_British_Overseas_Airways_Corporation
Admiral of the Fleet
Chief of Naval Staff
Member_of_the_House_of_Lords
Director_of_the_British_Council
gptkbp:rank Rear Admiral
gptkbp:serviceBranch gptkb:Royal_Navy
gptkbp:services gptkb:Royal_Navy
gptkbp:serviceYears 1903-1945
gptkbp:spouse Lady Cunningham