Vice Admiral Sir John Cunningham

GPTKB entity

Statements (48)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf military officer
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:Royal_Navy_Volunteer_Reserve
gptkb:Royal_Naval_Reserve
gptkbp:awards gptkb:American_Legion_of_Merit
gptkb:Order_of_the_British_Empire
gptkb:Knight_Commander_of_the_Order_of_the_Bath
gptkb:Distinguished_Service_Order
gptkb:Norwegian_War_Cross
Order of the Red Banner
French Croix de Guerre
Order of the White Lion
Mentioned in Despatches
gptkbp:birthDate 1885-01-01
gptkbp:burialPlace gptkb:St._Mary’s_Church,_East_Barnet
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 Vice Admiral Sir John Cunningham
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Admiral_Sir_John_Jellicoe
gptkb:Admiral_Sir_Dudley_Pound
gptkbp:knownFor Naval aviation
Naval strategy
Carrier_operations
gptkbp:nickname Cunny
gptkbp:notableFeature gptkb:HMS_Valiant
gptkb:HMS_Centaur
gptkb:HMS_Eagle
gptkbp:participatedIn gptkb:World_War_I
gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:placeOfBirth Belfast,_Ireland
gptkbp:placeOfDeath gptkb:London,_England
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Sir_John_Tovey
gptkbp:rank Vice Admiral
gptkbp:servedIn gptkb:HMS_Valiant
gptkb:HMS_Ark_Royal
gptkb:HMS_Centaur
gptkb:HMS_Repulse
gptkb:HMS_Lion
gptkb:HMS_Warspite
gptkb:HMS_Eagle
gptkb:HMS_Illustrious
gptkb:HMS_Formidable
gptkbp:serviceBranch gptkb:Royal_Navy
gptkbp:serviceYears 1900-1945
gptkbp:spouse Lady Cunningham
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Sir_Bruce_Fraser