John Henry Dacres Cunningham

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Admiral of the Fleet John Henry Dacres Cunningham, G.C.B., M.V.O., D.L. (13 April, 1885 – 13 December, 1962) served in the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

Ramsay was superseded as Lord Commissioner of the Admiralty on 19 July, 1938, by Alexander Robert Maule Ramsay.[1]

See Also

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
Charles E. Turle
Captain of H.M.S. Resolution
Sep, 1933[2] – Sep, 1936[3]
Succeeded by
Lionel A. D. Sturdee
Preceded by
Geoffrey Arbuthnot
Fourth Sea Lord and Chief of Supplies and Transport
1941 – 1943[4]
Succeeded by
John Cunningham
Preceded by
Sir Andrew B. Cunningham
as Commander-in-Chief, Mediterranean Fleet
Commander-in-Chief, Mediterranean Station & Allied Naval Commander Mediterranean
15 Oct, 1943 – Feb, 1946
Succeeded by
?
Preceded by
Sir Andrew B. Cunningham
First Sea Lord and Chief of Naval Staff
May, 1946[5] – Sep, 1948[6]
Succeeded by
Lord Bruce A. Fraser

Footnotes

  1. Ramsay Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45. f. 210.
  2. Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
  3. Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
  4. Arbuthnot Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/91/198. f. 200.
  5. Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY SENIOR APPOINTMENTS.
  6. Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY SENIOR APPOINTMENTS.

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