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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Admiral Sir Andrew Browne Cunningham
Commemorated ati
Cunningham bust
Unveiled by Prince Philip in 1967. Inside the bust there is a ½ pint Guinness...
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W. J. Allison
Co-partner or employee of the South Suburban Gas Company. Served but did not die in WW1.
Robert Napier
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James Averell Clark
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Royal Flying Corps
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