William Andrewes

Sir William Gerrard Andrewes
Rear Admiral Andrewes in February 1948.
Born(1899-11-03)3 November 1899
St Giles Hill, Winchester, Hampshire
Died21 November 1974(1974-11-21) (aged 75)
St Cross, Winchester, Hampshire
Allegiance United Kingdom
Service/branch Royal Navy
Years of service1912–1957
RankAdmiral
CommandsHMS Albatross
HMS Uganda
HMS Indomitable
5th Cruiser Squadron
British and Commonwealth Naval Forces, Korea
United Nations Task Force 91
America and West Indies Squadron
Royal Naval College, Greenwich
Battles/warsWorld War I
World War II
Korean War
AwardsKnight Commander of the Order of the British Empire
Companion of the Order of the Bath
Distinguished Service Order
Other workCompany director

Admiral Sir William Gerrard Andrewes KBE CB DSO (3 November 1899 – 21 November 1974) was a Royal Navy officer who served in World War I and World War II, commanded the British and Commonwealth Naval Forces and Task Force 91[1] (part of the Joint Task Force 7, UN Combined Fleet) for the Inchon Landing during the Korean War, and went on to command of the America and West Indies Squadron and served as Deputy Supreme Allied Commander, Atlantic.[2]

  1. ^ The Royal Navy’s Role in Operation Chromite: ‘An Audacious Amphibious Operation, Executed Most Brilliantly’
  2. ^ "Royal Navy Officers 1939-1945 (An-Ap)". unithistories.com. Retrieved 3 December 2010.