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.

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

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Cunningham bust

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

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Lincoln's Inn war memorial

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

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Daniel Solander

E1, The Highway, Swedenborg Gardens

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E1, St Katharine's Way, Matilda House

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