Vice Admiral Somerville

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Military officer
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:Royal_Naval_Volunteer_Reserve
gptkbp:awards gptkb:American_Legion_of_Merit
gptkb:Order_of_the_British_Empire
gptkb:Distinguished_Service_Order
Order of the Bath
Croix de Guerre
Medal of Freedom
gptkbp:birthDate 1882-07-01
gptkbp:burialPlace Golders Green Crematorium
gptkbp:children 2
gptkbp:commanded gptkb:British_Mediterranean_Fleet
gptkb:Eastern_Fleet
gptkbp:contribution Naval aviation
Joint operations
Military strategy
Naval tactics
Leadership in crisis
Naval logistics
Naval diplomacy
War planning
Post-war naval policy
Allied_naval_strategy
Carrier_operations
gptkbp:deathDate Somerville_died_on_19_November_1948
gptkbp:education gptkb:Royal_Naval_College,_Dartmouth
gptkbp:fullName gptkb:Sir_James_Somerville
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Vice Admiral Somerville
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Admiral_Sir_John_Jellicoe
gptkb:Admiral_Sir_Dudley_Pound
gptkbp:knownFor Naval leadership
Strategic operations
gptkbp:nationality British
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:Somerville
gptkbp:notableFeature gptkb:HMS_Renown
gptkb:HMS_Malaya
gptkb:HMS_Eagle
gptkbp:notableOperations gptkb:Operation_Pedestal
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Atlantic
gptkbp:participatedIn gptkb:World_War_I
gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:placeOfBirth gptkb:Bristol,_England
gptkbp:placeOfDeath gptkb:London,_England
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Admiral_Sir_Andrew_Cunningham
gptkbp:rank Vice Admiral
gptkbp:serviceBranch gptkb:Royal_Navy
gptkbp:serviceYears 1901-1948
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Lady_Somerville
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Admiral_Sir_Louis_Mountbatten