John Cunningham (Royal Navy officer)
Admiral of the Fleet Sir John Henry Dacres Cunningham GCB, MVO, DL (13 April 1885 – 13 December 1962) was a Royal Navy officer. A qualified senior navigator, he became Director of Plans at the Admiralty in 1930. He saw action as Commander-in-Chief of the Mediterranean Fleet during the Second World War with responsibility for the allied landings at Anzio and in the south of France. He served as First Sea Lord in the late 1940s: his focus was on implementing the Government's policy of scrapping many serviceable ships.
Sir John Cunningham | |
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Portrait of Sir John Cunningham by Oswald Birley | |
| Born | 13 April 1885 Demerara, British Guiana |
| Died | 13 December 1962 (aged 77) London, United Kingdom |
| Allegiance | United Kingdom |
| Service/ | Royal Navy |
| Years of service | 1900–1948 |
| Rank | Admiral of the fleet |
| Commands held | First Sea Lord Mediterranean Fleet Levant Fleet 1st Cruiser Squadron HMS Resolution HMS Adventure |
| Battles/wars | First World War Second World War |
| Awards | Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath Member of the Royal Victorian Order Mentioned in Despatches Legion of Merit (United States) Order of St Olav (Norway) Legion d'honneur (France) Croix de Guerre (France) Order of George I (Greece) War Cross (Greece) |
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