John Henry Dacres Cunningham
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.
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Life & Career
Born in British Guiana, Cunningham gained three and a half months' time on passing out of Britannia in mid-May of 1901. His first naval appointment was three years in the first class protected cruiser Gibraltar on the Cape of Good Hope Station. He was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 30 October, 1905 and then was sent to join Cæsar in the Channel until 2 January, 1906.[1]
Cunningham was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 30 October, 1915.[2]
Cunningham was promoted to the rank of Commander on 30 June, 1917.[3]
Post-War
Cunningham was promoted to the rank of Captain on 30 June, 1924.[4]
Cunningham was appointed in command of the minelayer Adventure on 26 January, 1928. He was superseded on 21 November, 1929.[5]
Cunningham was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral on 1 January, 1936.[6]
Cunningham was superseded as Lord Commissioner of the Admiralty on 19 July, 1938, by Alexander Robert Maule Ramsay.[7]
Cunningham was promoted to the rank of Vice-Admiral on 30 June, 1939.[8]
Cunningham was promoted to the rank of Admiral on 4 August, 1943.[9]
Cunningham was promoted to the rank of Admiral of the Fleet on 21 January, 1948.[10]
On 10 March, 1950, Cunningham was appointed Deputy Lieutenant of the County of Bedford.[11]
See Also
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by Charles E. Turle |
Captain of H.M.S. Resolution Sep, 1933[12] – Sep, 1936[13] |
Succeeded by Lionel A. D. Sturdee |
| Preceded by Geoffrey Arbuthnot |
Fourth Sea Lord and Chief of Supplies and Transport 1941 – 1943[14] |
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[15] – Sep, 1948[16] |
Succeeded by Lord Bruce A. Fraser |
Footnotes
- ↑ Cunningham Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/269., f. 136.
- ↑ Cunningham Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/269., f. 136.
- ↑ Cunningham Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/269., f. 136.
- ↑ Cunningham Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/269., f. 136.
- ↑ Cunningham Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/269., f. 173.
- ↑ Cunningham Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/269., f. 173.
- ↑ Ramsay Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45. f. 210.
- ↑ Cunningham Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/269., f. 173.
- ↑ Cunningham Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/269., f. 173.
- ↑ Cunningham Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/269., f. 173.
- ↑ Cunningham Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/269., f. 173.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Arbuthnot Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/91/198. f. 200.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY SENIOR APPOINTMENTS.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY SENIOR APPOINTMENTS.
