The Lord Fraser of North Cape | |
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 Admiral Sir Bruce Fraser on board HMS Duke of York at Guam | |
| Born | 5 February 1888 Acton, England |
| Died | 12 February 1981 (aged 93) London, England |
| Allegiance | United Kingdom |
| Service | Royal Navy |
| Years of service | 1904–1951 |
| Rank | Admiral of the Fleet |
| Commands | First Sea Lord (1948–51) Commander-in-Chief, Portsmouth (1947–48) British Pacific Fleet (1944–45) Eastern Fleet (1944) Home Fleet (1943–44) 2nd Battle Squadron (1942–43) HMS Glorious (1936–37) HMS Effingham (1929–32) |
| Battles / wars | |
| Awards | Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire Grand Officer of the Order of Orange-Nassau (Netherlands) Order of Suvorov (Soviet Union) Legion d'Honneur (France) Croix de Guerre (France) Grand Cross of the Order of St. Olav (Norway) Grand Cross of the Order of the Dannebrog (Denmark) Navy Distinguished Service Medal (United States) |
| Relations | General Alexander Fraser (father) |
Admiral of the Fleet Bruce Austin Fraser, 1st Baron Fraser of North Cape, GCB, KBE (5 February 1888 – 12 February 1981) was a senior Royal Navy officer. He served in the First World War, saw action during the Gallipoli Campaign and took part in the internment of the German High Seas Fleet at the end of the war. He also served in the Second World War initially as Third Sea Lord and Controller of the Navy and then as second-in-command and afterwards as commander of the Home Fleet, leading the force that destroyed the German battleship Scharnhorst. He went on to be First Sea Lord and Chief of the Naval Staff in which role he assisted in establishing NATO and agreed to the principle that the Supreme Allied Commander Atlantic should be an American admiral, in the face of fierce British opposition.