
William Tennant
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Gender | Male |
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Death | 62 years ago |
Date of birth | January 2,1890 |
Zodiac sign | Capricorn |
Born | Upton Upon Severn |
United Kingdom | |
Date of died | July 26,1963 |
Died | Worcester |
United Kingdom | |
Rank | Admiral |
Books | Thoughts on the effects of the British government of the state of India |
Battles and wars | World War I |
Battle of Jutland | |
World War II | |
Awards | Order of the Bath |
Order of the British Empire | |
Royal Victorian Order | |
Legion of Merit | |
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Date of Upd. | |
ID | 1817992 |
William Tennant Life story
Admiral Sir William George "Bill" Tennant KCB CBE MVO DL was a British naval officer. He was lauded for overseeing the successful evacuation of Dunkirk in 1940. Tennant subsequently served as captain of the battlecruiser HMS Repulse, when it searched for German capital ships in the Atlantic.