Dudley Burton Napier North

Sir Dudley Burton Napier North
Born	25 Nov 1881 Great Yarmouth, Norfolk
Died	15 May 1961 (aged 79) Parnham, Beaminster, Dorset
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Service/branch	Royal Navy
Years of service	1897 - 1946
Rank	Admiral
Commands held	HMS New Zealand (1915 - 1916) HMS Caledon (15 Sep 1922 - Au g 1923) HMS Tiger (10 May 1929 - Aug 1929) Vice Admiral Commanding Royal Yacht (HMY Victoria and Albert III) (15 Dec 1934 - Aug 1939) Vice Admiral Commanding Royal Squadron for Royal Visit to Canada and USA (1939) Rear Admiral-in-Charge, Gibraltar (1 Nov 1939 - 9 Dec 1940) Flag Officer in Charge Great Yarmouth World War I - Heligoland Bight - Dogger Bank - Jutland World War II
Awards	GCVO (1947) CB (1935) CSI (1922) CMG (1919) LM (30 Apr 1946) Commander of Order of Saint Stanislaus (Imperial House of Romanov), with swords Croix de Guerre with Palme Order of the Rising Sun, 3rd Class Order of the Nile, 2nd Class Order of Merit of Chile
Other work	Major, 1st Battalion Dorset Home Guard {1942} Younger Brother of Trinity House Extra Equerry to King George VI Deputy Lieutenant, Dorset (1952)

Sir Dudley Burton Napier North, 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^[1]. He died on May 15, 1961.

Honours and decorations

Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order 12 June 1947 (KCVO 1937, CVO 1920)

Companion of the Order of the Bath 1935

Companion of the Order of the Star of India 1922

1919

Commander of the Legion of Merit (United States) 30 April 1946

Commander of the Order of Saint Stanislaus (Imperial House of Romanov) (Russia)

Croix de Guerre with Palm (France)

Order of the Rising Sun, 3rd Class (Japan)

Order of the Nile, 2nd Class (Egypt)

Order of Merit (Chile)

Persondata
Name	North, Dudley Burton Napier
Alternative names
Short description
Date of birth	1881
Place of birth	Great Yarmouth, Norfolk
Date of death
Place of death	Parnham, Beaminster, Dorset

1. ^ "Royal_Naval_Attack_on_French_Ships_1940". http://yourarchives.nationalarchives.gov.uk/index.php?title=Royal_Naval_Attack_on_French_Ships%2C_1940. Retrieved 10 September 2011. 

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