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James Somerville

1882 - 1949

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Admiral of the Fleet Sir James Fownes Somerville (17 July 1882 – 19 March 1949) was a Royal Navy admiral of the fleet. He served in the First World War as fleet wireless officer for the Mediterranean Fleet where he was involved in providing naval support for the Gallipoli Campaign. He also served in the Second World War as commander of the newly formed Force H: after the French armistice with Germany, Winston Churchill gave Somerville and Force H the task of neutralizing the main element of the French battle fleet, then at Mers El Kébir in Algeria. After he had destroyed the French Battle fleet, Somerville played an important role in the pursuit and sinking of the German battleship Bismarck. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. James Somerville is the 1,620th most popular military personnel (down from 1,554th in 2019), the 3,228th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 2,654th in 2019) and the 79th most popular British Military Personnel.

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS

Among military personnels, James Somerville ranks 1,620 out of 2,058. Before him are Sidney Smith, Henry Halleck, Henry Beaufort, 3rd Duke of Somerset, Gerhard von Schwerin, Erich Buschenhagen, and Michel-Joseph Maunoury. After him are Davit Bek, Polina Gelman, Alexios Branas, Arrhidaeus, Leonhard Kaupisch, and Santiago de Liniers, 1st Count of Buenos Aires.

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Among people born in 1882, James Somerville ranks 180. Before him are Leonhard Frank, Harold D. Babcock, Lydia Lipkowska, Mykhailo Boychuk, Osip Piatnitsky, and Bill Tuttle. After him are Aleksander Skrzyński, Wyndham Halswelle, Alexander Rueb, Rik Wouters, Louis Wilkins, and Júlio Prestes. Among people deceased in 1949, James Somerville ranks 119. Before him are Uemura Shōen, Helen Churchill Candee, Elin Pelin, Sekiryo Kaneda, Emmanuel Célestin Suhard, and Émile Eddé. After him are Arvo Aaltonen, Alexander Serafimovich, Eddie Owen, Carl Vaugoin, Vasily Lebedev-Kumach, and Kalle Anttila.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, James Somerville ranks 3,229 out of 8,785. Before him are Chris Wolstenholme (1978), Henry Beaufort, 3rd Duke of Somerset (1436), Walter Rutherford (1857), Kate Greenaway (1846), Thomas Telford (1757), and David Watson (1946). After him are Richard Dadd (1817), John Pond (1767), Justin Welby (1956), Richard Cobden (1804), Jimmy Bain (1947), and Nobby Stiles (1942).

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS In United Kingdom

Among military personnels born in United Kingdom, James Somerville ranks 79. Before him are Ronald Speirs (1920), Douglas Bader (1910), Edward Braddock (1695), Andrew Scott Waugh (1810), Sidney Smith (1764), and Henry Beaufort, 3rd Duke of Somerset (1436). After him are Samuel Hood, 1st Viscount Hood (1724), William Slim, 1st Viscount Slim (1891), Flora Sandes (1876), Sir William Congreve, 2nd Baronet (1772), Thomas Gage (1719), and Charles Warren (1840).

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