Bernard Warburton-Lee Military person

Captain Bernard Armitage Warburton Warburton-Lee VC (13 September 1895 – 10 April 1940) was a Welsh recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.

Personal facts

Bernard Warburton-Lee
Birth dateSeptember 13, 1895
Birth place
Wales , Wrexham
Date of deathApril 10, 1940
Place of death
Norway , Narvik
Resting place
Norway , Ballangen

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Military person

award
Mentioned in dispatches
War Cross (Norway)
Victoria Cross
military operations
Battles of Narvik
World War II
World War I
military command
HMS Hardy (28 Jul 1939 – 10 Apr 1940) & Captain (D) 3rd Destroyer Flotilla (from Aug 1939; 2nd Destroyer Flotilla)
HMS Bryony (7 Apr 1933 - Jan 1934)
HMS Tuscan (28 Nov 1924 - Jan 1925)
HMS Vanessa (9 Apr 1928 - Apr 1930)
HMS Walpole (30 Mar 1926 - July 1927)
HMS Witch (17 Dec 1934 - Feb 1936)
Flag Captain HMS Effingham & Chief of Staff to Vice-Admiral Commanding Reserve Fleet (14 Feb 1938 Apr 1939)
service start1908
service end1940

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  1. http://www.cwgc.org/search/casualty_details.aspx?casualty=2186402