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Sir Dudley Burton Napier North (1881 – 15 May 1961) GCVO, CB, CSI, CMG, RN was an Admiral of the Royal Navy who served during World War I and World War II. He was relieved of his command on the grounds of his failure, while naval commander at Gibraltar, to challenge a Vichy French naval squadron; this after he had narrowly escaped replacement in response to his earlier objection to the action at Mers-el-Kebir. He was later exonerated of blame. Ludovic Kennedy considers that the failure to challenge the squadron was the fault of people in London, not North.

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  • Dudley Burton Napier North
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  • Sir Dudley Burton Napier North (1881 – 15 May 1961) GCVO, CB, CSI, CMG, RN was an Admiral of the Royal Navy who served during World War I and World War II. He was relieved of his command on the grounds of his failure, while naval commander at Gibraltar, to challenge a Vichy French naval squadron; this after he had narrowly escaped replacement in response to his earlier objection to the action at Mers-el-Kebir. He was later exonerated of blame. Ludovic Kennedy considers that the failure to challenge the squadron was the fault of people in London, not North.
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  • 1897(xsd:integer)
Birth Date
  • 25(xsd:integer)
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death place
  • Parnham, Beaminster, Dorset
Name
  • Sir Dudley Burton Napier North
Birth Place
  • Great Yarmouth, Norfolk
Awards
death date
  • 1961-05-15(xsd:date)
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Battles
  • World War I
  • World War II
  • - Dogger Bank
  • - Heligoland Bight
  • - Jutland
laterwork
  • Deputy Lieutenant, Dorset
  • Extra Equerry to King George VI
  • Major, 1st Battalion Dorset Home Guard {1942}
  • Younger Brother of Trinity House
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  • Sir Dudley Burton Napier North (1881 – 15 May 1961) GCVO, CB, CSI, CMG, RN was an Admiral of the Royal Navy who served during World War I and World War II. He was relieved of his command on the grounds of his failure, while naval commander at Gibraltar, to challenge a Vichy French naval squadron; this after he had narrowly escaped replacement in response to his earlier objection to the action at Mers-el-Kebir. He was later exonerated of blame. Ludovic Kennedy considers that the failure to challenge the squadron was the fault of people in London, not North.
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