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.
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...
This section lists the memorials created by the subject on this page:
Admiral Sir Andrew Browne Cunningham
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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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Sir Cuthbert Lowell Ackroyd
Carpenter and Lord Mayor in 1956.
Charles II statue - Soho Square
W1, Soho Square
Erected in the King's lifetime - see Fenner Brockway for our list of other such statues. The statue once belonged to W. S. Gilbert and w...
Whiskey-A-Go-Go Club
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Pepys - Stew Lane
EC4, Stew Lane
This page of Pepys' Diary is given at The Diary of Samuel Pepys with lots of explanatory links.
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