John Cunningham (Royal Navy officer)
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Early life
Born the son of Henry Hutt Cunningham
Cunningham was promoted to
First World War
Cunningham served in the
The Interwar years
After the war Cunningham served again as an instructor but was appointed as navigator in the newly commissioned battlecruiser HMS Hood in December 1919.[3] During his time on the Hood, he became the squadron navigator for the entire battle-cruiser squadron, commanded at the time by Sir Roger Keyes.[3]
He returned ashore in April 1921 to serve as commander of the navigation school and followed this in August 1923 by appointment as
Cunningham was posted to the Admiralty as Director of Plans in December 1930.
Second World War
Cunningham's cruiser squadron was asked to reinforce the
Cunningham was appointed joint commander of
Cunningham became the
Cunningham was appointed as a
First Sea Lord and last years
Cunningham was promoted to
Admiral Cunningham attended the coronation of
Family
On 8 March 1910 Cunningham married his first cousin, Dorothy May.
References
- ^ doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/32668. Retrieved 12 October 2012. (Subscription or UK public library membershiprequired.)
- ^ "CUNNINGHAM, Adm. of the Fleet Sir John Henry Dacres". Who Was Who. A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc, 1920–2008; online edn, Oxford University Press. December 2007. Retrieved 1 December 2012.(subscription required)
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l Heathcote, p. 62.
- ^ "No. 27847". The London Gazette. 24 October 1905. p. 7099.
- ^ "No. 27913". The London Gazette. 15 May 1906. p. 3360.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o Heathcote, p. 63
- ^ "No. 32952". The London Gazette. 1 July 1924. p. 5083.
- ^ "No. 32965". The London Gazette. 15 August 1924. p. 6136.
- ^ "No. 34199". The London Gazette. 17 September 1935. p. 5862.
- ^ "No. 34240". The London Gazette. 7 January 1936. p. 133.
- ^ "No. 34396". The London Gazette (Supplement). 11 May 1937. p. 3078.
- ^ by the time they met again at that time Cunningham was CinC Mediterranean Fleet and Cooper was Ambassador to the Free French
- ^ Cooper 2006, pp.283-4
- ^ Winton p. 195
- ^ The Tragedy of HMS Glorious, Channel-4 Television, London, 1997
- ^ Haarr p. 347
- ^ "No. 34893". The London Gazette (Supplement). 9 July 1940. p. 4259.
- ^ "No. 35204". The London Gazette (Supplement). 27 June 1941. p. 3735.
- ^ "No. 36133". The London Gazette. 13 August 1943. p. 3648.
- ^ "No. 37180". The London Gazette (Supplement). 13 July 1945. p. 3672.
- ^ "Admiral of the Fleet Sir John Cunningham". Unit Histories. Archived from the original on 4 February 2012. Retrieved 12 October 2012.
- ^ "No. 37505". The London Gazette (Supplement). 15 March 1946. p. 1442.
- ^ "No. 38022". The London Gazette (Supplement). 22 July 1947. p. 3438.
- ^ "No. 37407". The London Gazette. 28 December 1945. p. 4.
- ^ "Admiral Sir John Cunningham, 1885-1962". History of War. Retrieved 9 October 2022.
- ^ "No. 38210". The London Gazette. 17 February 1948. p. 1128.
- ^ a b c Heathcote, p. 64
- ^ "No. 38865". The London Gazette. 17 March 1950. p. 1357.
- ^ "No. 40020". The London Gazette (Supplement). 17 November 1953. p. 6229.
- ^ "No. 41695". The London Gazette. 28 April 1959. p. 2783.
Sources
- Cooper, Duff (2006). The Duff Cooper Diaries: 1915-1951. Weidenfeld & Nicolson. ISBN 978-0-75382-105-3.
- Haarr, Geirr H (2010). Battle for Norway: April-June 1940. Seaforth Publishing, UK. ISBN 978-1-84832-057-4.
- Heathcote, Tony (2002). The British Admirals of the Fleet 1734 – 1995. Pen & Sword Ltd. ISBN 0-85052-835-6.
- Winton, John (1999). Carrier "Glorious": The Life and Death of an Aircraft Carrier. Cassell Military, London. ISBN 0-304-35244-6.
Further reading
- Murfett, Malcolm (1995). The First Sea Lords from Fisher to Mountbatten. Westport. ISBN 0-275-94231-7.