William Andrewes Military person

Admiral Sir William Gerrard "Bill" Andrewes KBE CB DSO (3 November 1899 – 21 November 1974) was a Royal Navy officer who served in World War I and World War II, commanded the British and Commonwealth Naval Forces and United Nations Task Force 95 during the Korean War, and went on to command of the America and West Indies Squadron and served as Deputy Supreme Allied Commander, Atlantic.

Personal facts

Birth dateNovember 03, 1899
Birth place
Hampshire , Winchester
Date of deathNovember 21, 1974
Place of death
Hampshire , Winchester , Hospital of St Cross

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Military person

award
Order of the Bath
Order of the British Empire
Distinguished Service Order
military operations
Korean War
World War II
World War I
military branch
Royal Navy
military command
5th Cruiser Squadron
Royal Naval College Greenwich
HMS Albatross
America and West Indies Squadron
British and Commonwealth Naval Forces Korea
United Nations Task Force 95
service start1912
service end1957

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