Sir Dudley North | |
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| Born | 25 November 1881 Great Yarmouth, Norfolk[1] |
| Died | 15 May 1961 (aged 79) Parnham, Beaminster, Dorset |
| Allegiance | United Kingdom |
| Service/ | Royal Navy |
| Years of service | 1897–1946 |
| Rank | Admiral |
| Commands | Great Yarmouth (1942–45) Gibraltar and Mediterranean Approaches (1939–40) Royal Squadron (1939) Royal Yachts (1934–39) HMS Tiger (1929) HMS Constance (1927–29) HMS Revenge (1926–27) HMS Caledon (1922–23) HMS New Zealand (1915–16) |
| Battles/wars | First World War Second World War |
| Awards | Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order Companion of the Order of the Bath Companion of the Order of the Star of India Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George Commander of the Legion of Merit (United States) Commander of the Order of St Stanislaus with Swords (Russia) Croix de Guerre (France) Order of the Rising Sun, 3rd Class (Japan) Order of the Nile, 2nd Class (Egypt) Order of Merit of Chile |
Admiral Sir Dudley Burton Napier North, GCVO, CB, CSI, CMG (25 November 1881 – 15 May 1961) was a Royal Navy officer who served during First and Second World Wars. He was relieved of his command in 1940 in controversial circumstances.
- ^ "The Oxford Dictionary of National Biography". North, Sir Dudley Burton Napier (1881–1961), naval officer. Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. 2004. pp. ref:odnb/35254. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/35254. Retrieved 26 August 2017. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)