Andrew Browne Cunningham, First Viscount Cunningham
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Admiral of the Fleet Andrew Browne Cunningham, First Viscount Cunningham, K.T., G.C.B., O.M., D.S.O., (7 January, 1883 – 12 June, 1963) was an officer in the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
Cunningham was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 31 March, 1904.[1]
Cunningham was appointed in command of the destroyer Scorpion on 10 January, 1911.[2]
On 29 March, 1918, he was appointed in command of the destroyer Termagant.[3]
In May, 1926, he was appointed in command of the light cruiser Calcutta.[4]
See Also
Bibliography
Service Records
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by ? |
Captain of H.M.S. Scorpion 10 Jan, 1911[5] |
Succeeded by Andrew B. Cunningham |
| Preceded by Andrew B. Cunningham |
Captain of H.M.S. Scorpion 2 Oct, 1916[6] |
Succeeded by Loben E. H. Maund |
| Preceded by Cuthbert P. Blake |
Captain of H.M.S. Termagant 29 Mar, 1918[7] |
Succeeded by ? |
| Preceded by Alexander R. M. Ramsay |
Captain of H.M.S. Calcutta May, 1926[8] |
Succeeded by Alfred E. Evans |
| Preceded by Sir Geoffrey Blake |
Vice-Admiral Commanding Battle Cruiser Squadron 3 Jul, 1937[9] |
Succeeded by Geoffrey Layton as Rear-Admiral Commanding Battle Cruiser Squadron |
| Preceded by Sir William M. James |
Deputy Chief of Naval Staff 14 Nov, 1938[10] |
Succeeded by Sir Tom S. V. Phillips |
| Preceded by Sir A. Dudley P. R. Pound |
First Sea Lord and Chief of Naval Staff 15 Oct, 1943[Citation needed] |
Succeeded by John B. Cunningham |
Footnotes
- ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1913). p. 19.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1915). p. 379a.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 916.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1915). p. 397w.
- ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1917). p. 397w.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 916.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ "Commander-in-Chief at Portsmouth" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Saturday, 3 July, 1937. Issue 47727, col F, p. 14.
- ↑ "Deputy Chief of Naval Staff" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Tuesday, 27 September, 1938. Issue 48110, col F, p. 17.
