Wilfrid Patterson

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Wilfrid Rupert Patterson
Born	20 November 1893 Belfast, Northern Ireland
Died	12 December 1954(1954-12-12) (aged 61) Belfast, Northern Ireland
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Service/branch	Royal Navy Royal Australian Navy
Rank	Admiral
Commands held	HM Australian Squadron HMAS Canberra HMS King George V
Battles/wars	World War II
Awards	Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath Commander of the Order of the British Empire Commander of the Royal Victorian Order

Admiral Sir Wilfrid Rupert Patterson KCB, CBE, CVO (20 November 1893 – 15 December 1954) was a senior officer in the Royal Navy. He was the Commodore Commanding His Majesty's Australian Squadron between 2 September 1939 and 1 November 1939. He participated in the naval battle that sunk the German battleship Bismarck.

Biography

Born on 20 November 1893 in Belfast, Northern Ireland, the son of William Robert Patterson and Elizabeth Fleming. He joined the Royal Navy as a cadet on 15 September 1906 and specialised in gunnery. He was appointed the Commodore Commanding His Majesty's Australian Squadron between 2 September 1939 and 1 November 1939.

In recognition of the role played while commanding HMS King George V in the destruction of the Bismarck, he was awarded the Companion of the Order of the Bath on 14 October 1941.^[1] He was awarded the Commander of the Order of the British Empire on 11 June 1946.^[2]

Notes

↑ The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 35307. p. 5945. 10 October 1941. Retrieved 18 October 2009.
↑ The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 37603. p. 2881. 7 June 1946. Retrieved 18 October 2009.

Military offices
Preceded by Rear Admiral Wilfred Custance	Rear Admiral Commanding HM Australian Squadron 1939 – 1939	Succeeded by Rear Admiral John Gregory Crace

v t e Fleet Commanders of the Royal Australian Navy

Rear Admiral Commanding HM Australian Fleet	Sir George Patey Sir William Pakenham Arthur Leveson Sir Lionel Halsey John Dumaresq Albert Addison Thomas Wardle

Rear Admiral Commanding HM Australian Squadron	George Hyde Edward Evans Leonard Holbrook Robin Dalglish Wilbraham Ford Richard Lane-Poole Wilfred Custance Wilfrid Patterson John Crace Victor Crutchley John Collins Charles Nichols Harold Farncomb John Collins Harold Farncomb

Flag Officer Commanding HM Australian Fleet	John Eccles John Eaton Roy Dowling Henry Burrell David Harries Henry Burrell Galfrey Gatacre Hastings Harrington Alan McNicoll Otto Becher Thomas Morrison Victor Smith Richard Peek Gordon Crabb David Stevenson William Dovers David Stevenson William Dovers Anthony Synnot David Wells Geoffrey Gladstone Neil McDonald James Willis David Leach Peter Doyle John Stevens Michael Hudson Geoffrey Woolrych Ian Knox Peter Sinclair

Maritime Commander Australia	Peter Sinclair Ian MacDougall Ken Doolan Robert Walls Donald Chalmers Chris Oxenbould Chris Ritchie John Lord Geoffrey Smith Raydon Gates Rowan Moffitt Davyd Thomas

Commander Australian Fleet	Davyd Thomas Nigel Coates Steve Gilmore Tim Barrett

Persondata
Name	Patterson, Wilfrid Rupert
Alternative names
Short description	Royal Navy admiral
Date of birth	20 November 1893
Place of birth	Belfast, Northern Ireland
Date of death	12 December 1954
Place of death	Belfast, Northern Ireland

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