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Fraser was a rear admiral and Third
Sea Lord (equivalent of the U.S. Navy bureau chief in charge of procurement) at the start of the Pacific War. He
became commander of
the British
Home Fleet in 1943, and a squadron
under his command destroyed the German
battleship Scharnhorst
off Norway's North Cape in December of that year.
He was promoted to full admiral in 1944 and in
August took command of Far East Fleet. In
November he took command
of Pacific Fleet, an administrative post, and signed the Japanese instrument of surrender on behalf of Great Britain. After
the war he was
made a viscount, promoted to fleet admiral, and served as First Sea
Lord
(equivalent of the U.S. Chief of Naval Operations.)
| 1888
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Born |
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| 1907-3-15 |
Sublieutenant |
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| 1908-3-15 |
Lieutenant |
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| 1926-6-30 |
Captain |
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| 1938-1-11 |
Rear admiral |
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| 1939 |
Chief of staff, MediterraneanFleet |
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| 1939-9 |
Third Sea Lord |
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| 1940-5-10 |
Vice admiral | |
| 1942-5 |
Deputy commander, Home Fleet |
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| 1943-5 |
Commander, Home Fleet |
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| 1944-2-7 |
Admiral |
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| 1944-8 |
Commander, Far East Fleet |
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| 1944-11
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Commander, Pacific Fleet |
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| 1946-4-27 |
Aide-de-campe to the King |
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| 1948-2-7 |
Admiral of the Fleet |
First Sea Lord |
| 1981-2-12 |
Dies |
References
Morison (1959)
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