Henry St John Fancourt Military person

Captain Henry Lockhart St John Fancourt, DSO, RN (1 April 1900 – 8 January 2004) was a pioneering naval aviator, and held important aviation commands with the Fleet Air Arm during the Second World War. When Fancourt died at the age of 103, he was one of the last, if not the last, survivor who had actively been involved in the Battle of Jutland.

Personal facts

Birth dateApril 01, 1900
Birth place
United Kingdom , Birmingham
Date of deathJanuary 08, 2004

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award
Mentioned in dispatches
Distinguished Service Order
military operations
Battle of Jutland
1929 Palestine riots
World War II
Operation Torch
World War I
military branch
Royal Navy
military command
4th Destroyer Flotilla
822 Squadron
HMS Argus
HMS Sparrowhawk
service start1914
service end1949

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External resources

  1. http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/obituaries/article993643.ece