James Fownes Somerville

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James Fownes Somerville was a British Royal Navy admiral best known for commanding the Mediterranean Fleet during the early years of the Second World War.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Royal Navy officer ⓘ
admiral ⓘ
human ⓘ
awardReceived Croix de Guerre 1914–1918 ⓘ
linked to: Croix de Guerre

Distinguished Service Order ⓘ
Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath ⓘ
Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire ⓘ
Legion of Honour ⓘ
linked to: Légion d'honneur

Order of the Rising Sun ⓘ
birthDate 1882-07-17 ⓘ
birthPlace England ⓘ
Surrey ⓘ
Weybridge ⓘ
conflict First World War ⓘ
linked to: World War I

Second World War ⓘ
linked to: World War II
countryOfCitizenship United Kingdom ⓘ
deathDate 1949-03-19 ⓘ
deathPlace Dunsfold ⓘ
England ⓘ
Surrey ⓘ
educatedAt Royal Naval College Dartmouth ⓘ
familyName Somerville ⓘ
givenName James ⓘ
hasHonorificPrefix Admiral Sir ⓘ
languageSpoken English ⓘ
memberOf British Armed Forces ⓘ
militaryBranch Royal Navy ⓘ
militaryRank Admiral ⓘ
notableFor commanding the Mediterranean Fleet during the early years of the Second World War ⓘ
notableWork command of the Mediterranean Fleet in early Second World War ⓘ
occupation military leader ⓘ
naval officer ⓘ
participatedIn Allied naval operations in the Mediterranean during World War II ⓘ
Battle of Cape Matapan ⓘ
Battle of Cape Spartivento ⓘ
Indian Ocean raid ⓘ
Operation Torch ⓘ
positionHeld Commander-in-Chief Eastern Fleet ⓘ
Commander-in-Chief Levant ⓘ
Commander-in-Chief Mediterranean Fleet ⓘ
Commander-in-Chief Portsmouth ⓘ
serviceEndYear 1945 ⓘ
serviceStartYear 1897 ⓘ
sexOrGender male ⓘ

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James Somerville → birthName → James Fownes Somerville ⓘ