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Person: William-Powlett, Peveril Barton Reibey Wallop |
Name | William-Powlett, Peveril Barton Reibey Wallop |
Description | A Royal Navy officer who served in WW2 as Director of Manning at the Admiralty and then commanded the cruiser HMS Fiji which was sunk during the Battle of Crete in 1941. He was Chief of Staff of Force H at Gibraltar in 1941, commanded HMS Newcastle from 1942 and was then Captain of the Home Fleet in 1944. |
Lived | Born 5 Mar 1898, Died 10 Nov 1985 |
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