Vice-Admiral Sir James Fownes Somerville

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Vice-Admiral_Sir_James_Fownes_Somerville
GPTKB entity
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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:person
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gptkbp:award 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:branch gptkb:Royal_Navy
gptkbp:children gptkb:James_Somerville
gptkbp:conflict gptkb:World_War_I
gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:deathDate 1949-03-19
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:Droitwich,_Worcestershire,_England
gptkbp:education gptkb:Britannia_Royal_Naval_College
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Vice-Admiral Sir James Fownes Somerville
gptkbp:notableCommander gptkb:Eastern_Fleet
gptkb:Force_H
gptkbp:notableEvent gptkb:Attack_on_Mers-el-Kébir
gptkb:Indian_Ocean_raid
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:naval_officer
gptkbp:rank gptkb:Admiral
Vice-Admiral
gptkbp:retired 1945
gptkbp:serviceYears 1897–1945
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Mary_Maitland_Mainwaring
gptkbp:title Sir
Vice-Admiral
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gptkbp:bfsLayer 7