Admiral Sir William Fisher | |
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Born | 26 March 1875 |
Died | 24 June 1937 | (aged 62)
Allegiance | United Kingdom |
Service | Royal Navy |
Rank | Admiral |
Commands | HMS St Vincent HMS Iron Duke Mediterranean Fleet Portsmouth Command |
Battles / wars | World War I |
Awards | Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order |
Admiral Sir William Wordsworth Fisher GCB GCVO (26 March 1875 – 24 June 1937) was a Royal Navy officer who captained a battleship at the Battle of Jutland and became Commander-in-Chief of the Mediterranean Fleet. Arthur Marder wrote that he was "the outstanding admiral of the inter-war period".