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Percy Noble (Royal Navy officer)
Royal Navy Admiral (1880-1955) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Admiral Sir Percy Lockhart Harnam Noble, GBE, KCB, CVO (16 January 1880 – 25 July 1955) was a Royal Navy officer who served in both World Wars.
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Birth name | Percy Lockhart Harnam Noble |
Born | (1880-01-16)16 January 1880 Bengal, India |
Died | 25 July 1955(1955-07-25) (aged 75) London, UK |
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Years of service | 1894–1945 |
Rank | Admiral |
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Relations | Colonel Charles Noble (father); Sir Allan Noble MP (son) |
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Noble rose to the rank of admiral and was Commander-in-Chief, Western Approaches for two crucial years during the Second World War, before being posted to the United States as Head of the RN Admiralty Delegation.