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Admiral of the Fleet Andrew Browne Cunningham, First Viscount Cunningham, K.T., G.C.B., O.M., D.S.O., (7 January, 1883 – 12 June, 1963) was an officer in the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

Cunningham was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 31 March, 1904.[1]

Cunningham was appointed in command of the destroyer Scorpion on 10 January, 1911.[2]

Cunningham was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 31 March, 1912.[3]

Cunningham was promoted to the rank of Commander on 30 June, 1915.[4]

Cunningham was promoted to the rank of Captain on 31 December, 1919.[5]

On 29 March, 1918, he was appointed in command of the destroyer Termagant.[6]

On 11 May, 1926, he was appointed in command of the light cruiser Calcutta.[7]

See Also

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
New Command 		Captain of H.M. T.B. 14
13 May, 1908[8] – 26 Jan, 1910[9] 		Succeeded by
Lionel G. Dawson
Preceded by
John Fawcett 		Captain of H.M.S. Roebuck
15 Aug, 1910[10] – 16 Dec, 1910[11] 		Succeeded by
Clive N. Rolfe
Preceded by
? 		Captain of H.M.S. Scorpion
10 Jan, 1911[12] – 24 Jul, 1916[13] 		Succeeded by
Keith R. Farquharson
Preceded by
Philip G. Wodehouse 		Captain of H.M.S. Rattlesnake
4 Aug, 1916[14] – 2 Oct, 1916[15] 		Succeeded by
Keith R. Farquharson
Preceded by
Keith R. Farquharson 		Captain of H.M.S. Scorpion
2 Oct, 1916[16] – 11 Feb, 1918[17] 		Succeeded by
Loben E. H. Maund
Preceded by
Hamilton C. Allen 		Captain of H.M.S. Ophelia
11 Feb, 1918[18] – 29 Mar, 1918[19] 		Succeeded by
Oscar Henderson
Preceded by
Cuthbert P. Blake 		Captain of H.M.S. Termagant
29 Mar, 1918[20] – 20 Feb, 1919[21] 		Succeeded by
Alfred E. Evans
Preceded by
Ronald H. C. Hallifax 		Captain of H.M.S. Seafire
20 Feb, 1919[22] – 1 Dec, 1919[23] 		Succeeded by
?
Preceded by
Edmond J. G. Mackinnon 		Captain of H.M.S. Shakespeare
2 May, 1922[24] – 19 Dec, 1922[25] 		Succeeded by
Eric G. Robinson
Preceded by
Charles A. Fremantle 		Captain (D), Sixth Destroyer Flotilla
2 May, 1922[26] – 19 Dec, 1922[27] 		Succeeded by
Eric G. Robinson
Preceded by
Arthur K. Betty 		Captain of H.M.S. Wallace
19 Dec, 1922[28] – 1 Jul, 1924[29] 		Succeeded by
Kenneth MacLeod
Preceded by
Arthur K. Betty 		Captain (D), First Destroyer Flotilla
19 Dec, 1922[30] – 1 Jul, 1924[31] 		Succeeded by
Kenneth MacLeod
Preceded by
Anselan J. B. Stirling 		Captain of H.M.S. Columbine
15 Oct, 1924[32] 		Succeeded by
?
Preceded by
The Alexander R. M. Ramsay 		Captain of H.M.S. Calcutta
11 May, 1926[33] – Jan, 1928[34] 		Succeeded by
Alfred E. Evans
Preceded by
Robert C. Davenport 		Captain of H.M.S. Despatch
Jan, 1928[35] – Jul, 1928[36] 		Succeeded by
Guy L. Coleridge
Preceded by
Arthur Bromley 		Flag Captain, North America and West Indies Station
Jan, 1928[37] – Jul, 1928[38] 		Succeeded by
?
Preceded by
Francis W. L. Tottenham 		Captain of H.M.S. Rodney
Dec, 1929[39] – Dec, 1930[40] 		Succeeded by
Roger M. Bellairs
Preceded by
Sir Geoffrey Blake 		Vice-Admiral Commanding Battle Cruiser Squadron
3 Jul, 1937[41] – 21 Aug, 1938[42] 		Succeeded by
Geoffrey Layton
as Rear-Admiral Commanding Battle Cruiser Squadron
Preceded by
Sir William M. James 		Deputy Chief of Naval Staff
14 Nov, 1938[43] – May, 1939[44] 		Succeeded by
Sir Tom S. V. Phillips
Preceded by
Sir Alfred D. P. R. Pound
as Commander-in-Chief, Mediterranean Station 		Commander-in-Chief, Mediterranean Fleet
1 Jun, 1939 – Mar, 1942 		Succeeded by
Sir Henry H. Harwood
Preceded by
Sir Henry H. Harwood 		Commander-in-Chief, Mediterranean Fleet
20 Feb, 1943 – 15 Oct, 1943 		Succeeded by
Sir John H. D. Cunningham
as Commander-in-Chief, Mediterranean Station & Allied Naval Commander Mediterranean
Preceded by
Sir A. Dudley P. R. Pound 		First Sea Lord and Chief of Naval Staff
15 Oct, 1943[Citation needed] 		Succeeded by
Sir John H. D. Cunningham

Footnotes

  1. ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1913). p. 19.
  2. ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1915). p. 379a.
  3. ↑ Cunningham Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47. Unnumbered folio.
  4. ↑ Cunningham Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47. Unnumbered folio.
  5. ↑ Cunningham Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47. Unnumbered folio.
  6. ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 916.
  7. ↑ Cunningham Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47. f. 286.
  8. ↑ Cunningham Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47. f. 286.
  9. ↑ Cunningham Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47. f. 286.
  10. ↑ Cunningham Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47. f. 286.
  11. ↑ Cunningham Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47. f. 286.
  12. ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1915). p. 397w.
  13. ↑ Cunningham Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47. f. 286.
  14. ↑ Cunningham Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47. f. 286.
  15. ↑ Cunningham Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47. f. 286.
  16. ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1917). p. 397w.
  17. ↑ Cunningham Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47. f. 286.
  18. ↑ Cunningham Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47. f. 286.
  19. ↑ Cunningham Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47. f. 286.
  20. ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 916.
  21. ↑ Cunningham Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47. f. 286.
  22. ↑ Cunningham Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47. f. 286.
  23. ↑ Cunningham Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47. f. 286.
  24. ↑ Cunningham Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47. f. 286.
  25. ↑ Cunningham Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47. f. 286.
  26. ↑ Cunningham Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47. f. 286.
  27. ↑ Cunningham Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47. f. 286.
  28. ↑ Cunningham Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47. f. 286.
  29. ↑ Cunningham Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47. f. 286.
  30. ↑ Cunningham Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47. f. 286.
  31. ↑ Cunningham Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47. f. 286.
  32. ↑ Cunningham Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47. f. 286.
  33. ↑ Cunningham Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47. f. 286.
  34. ↑ Cunningham Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47. f. 286.
  35. ↑ Cunningham Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47. f. 286.
  36. ↑ Cunningham Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47. f. 286.
  37. ↑ Cunningham Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47. f. 286.
  38. ↑ Cunningham Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47. f. 286.
  39. ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
  40. ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
  41. ↑ "Commander-in-Chief at Portsmouth" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Saturday, 3 July, 1937. Issue 47727, col F, p. 14.
  42. ↑ Cunningham Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47. f. 286.
  43. ↑ "Deputy Chief of Naval Staff" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Tuesday, 27 September, 1938. Issue 48110, col F, p. 17.
  44. ↑ Cunningham Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47. f. 286.

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