Person    | Male  Born 7/1/1883  Died 12/6/1963

Admiral Sir Andrew Browne Cunningham

Categories: Armed Forces

Countries: Ireland

Born Dublin. Known as ABC in the Navy. Naval Commander-in-Chief in the Med until 1942, first Sea Lord and Chief of Naval Staff by the end of the war. Managed the evacuation of Crete when the Germans re-took the island in 1941.
Died on the way to St Thomas's Hospital, after attending the House of Lords.

Comments are provided by Facebook, please ensure you are signed in here to see them

This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
Admiral Sir Andrew Browne Cunningham

Commemorated ati

Cunningham bust

Unveiled by Prince Philip in 1967. Inside the bust there is a ½ pint Guinness...

Read More

This section lists the memorials created by the subject on this page:
Admiral Sir Andrew Browne Cunningham

Creations i

Lincoln's Inn war memorial

We have never seen so many Cecils, Cyrils and Cuthberts on a war memorial, le...

Read More

Other Subjects

B. Chart

B. Chart

J. Lyons & Co. Ltd. staff member who died in WW1.

Person, Armed Forces

War dead, WW1
1 memorial
A. J. Evans

A. J. Evans

Co-partner or employee of the South Suburban Gas Company. Served but did not die in WW1.

Person, Armed Forces

War served, WW1
1 memorial
Private Donald Spero Camelare

Private Donald Spero Camelare

Donald Spero Camelare was born on 2 March 1898 the elder child of Spero Camelare (1861-1943) and Annie Mary Camelare née Smith (1870-1958). On 5 June 1898 he was baptised at St Mary's Church, Bryan...

Person, Armed Forces

War dead, WW1
1 memorial
A. J. Chesher

A. J. Chesher

J. Lyons & Co. Ltd. staff member who died in WW1.

Person, Armed Forces

War dead, WW1
1 memorial

Previously viewed

Peter Cushing

Peter Cushing

Actor. Born Peter Wilton Cushing in Kenley, Surrey. After playing small roles on stage, he went to America where he performed in several films, including one with Laurel and Hardy. Returning to Bri...

Person, Cinema, Theatre, TV & Radio, USA

1 memorial
Royal Naval Division - WW1

Royal Naval Division - WW1

SW1, Horse Guards Parade

Near the base of the four sides of the obelisk water jets into the basin below. The low wall around this fine, plain monument is decorate...

2 subjects commemorated, 3 creators
St Peters Eaton Square - Austin Thompson

St Peters Eaton Square - Austin Thompson

SW1, Eaton Square, St Peters

That last phrase "Pray for his soul..." is surely a quotation but we can't source it.

Civilian war dead | WW2
4 subjects commemorated