Dudley North (Royal Navy officer)

Sir Dudley North
Born(1881-11-25)25 November 1881
Great Yarmouth, Norfolk[1]
Died15 May 1961(1961-05-15) (aged 79)
Parnham, Beaminster, Dorset
AllegianceUnited Kingdom
Service / branchRoyal Navy
Years of service1897–1946
RankAdmiral
CommandsGreat 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 / warsFirst World War Second World War
AwardsKnight 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.

  1. ^ "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.)