1880 - 1960
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| First Name |
Charles
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| Last Name |
Forbes
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| Alternative Name |
Charles Forbes
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| Birthday |
22nd November, 1880
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| Birthplace |
Colombo, Sri Lanka
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| Died |
28th August, 1960
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| Place of Death |
Queen Alexandra's Military Hospital
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| Build |
Athletic
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| Eye Color |
Brown - Light
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| Hair Color |
Brown - Dark
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| Zodiac Sign |
Scorpio
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| Sexuality |
Straight
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| Ethnicity |
White
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| Nationality |
British
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| Occupation |
Military
|
Admiral of the Fleet Sir Charles Morton Forbes, GCB, DSO (22 November 1880 – 28 August 1960) was a Royal Navy officer. He served in the First World War, seeing action in the Dardanelles campaign and at the Battle of Jutland and, as captain of a cruiser, was present at the surrender of the German fleet. During the Second World War, he served as Commander-in-Chief, Home Fleet: his fleet suffered heavy losses including the aircraft carrier HMS Glorious and nine destroyers during the Norwegian campaign in Spring 1940. He went on to be Commander-in-Chief, Plymouth in May 1941 and in that capacity he organised the defence of Plymouth from air attack, prosecuted attacks on enemy shipping using the harbour at Brest as well as other ports along the French coast, and also initiated the St Nazaire Raid in March 1942 before retiring in August 1943.
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