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Matthew Willis (Naval Air History)

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In October 1941, Admiral Somerville, CO of Force H, was made a Knight Commander of the British Empire. He was already a Knight Commander of the Bath, and when his counterpart in the Mediterranean Fleet, Admiral Cunningham heard the news, he signalled Somerville: "What, twice a knight at your age?"

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Dave Long's avatar Dave Long @axe99.bsky.social
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Hahaha, I've always found good admirals often have good sense of humour as well :)

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