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Lord High Steward. Admiral of the Fleet Andrew Browne Cunningham, 1st Viscount Cunningham of Hyndhope, KT, GCB, OM, DSO & Two Bars (7 January 1883 – 12 June 1963) was a British officer of the Royal Navy during the Second World War. He was widely known by his initials, " ABC ".
- 1897–1946
- Royal Navy
Jan 15, 2020 · Admiral of the Fleet The Rt. Hon. Sir Andrew Browne Cunningham, 1st Viscount Cunningham of Hyndhope KT, GCB, OM, DSO and two Bars (7 January 1883 – 12 June 1963), was a British admiral of the Second World War. Cunningham was widely known by his nickname, ABC.
- January 7, 1883
- June 12, 1963
Nov 2, 2010 · Learn about the life and achievements of Andrew Browne Cunningham, the greatest admiral since Nelson, who commanded the Mediterranean Fleet in World War II. Find out how he fought the Italians, the Germans and the Japanese, and became the First Sea Lord in 1943.
May 18, 2018 · Cunningham, Andrew, 1st Viscount Cunningham (1883–1963). Sailor. Entering the navy in 1897 as a cadet, Cunningham spent the First World War as captain of the destroyer Scorpion. The outbreak of the Second World War found him an acting Admiral as commander-in-chief Mediterranean.
Quick Reference. (1883–1963) British admiral. At the beginning of World War II he was commander-in-chief in the Mediterranean. Here he was faced with an Italian fleet that was numerically superior to his own.
A biography of the naval officer who rose from a destroyer commander to a fleet admiral and a viscount. Learn about his career, achievements, and personality in the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography.
Admiral of the Fleet Andrew Browne Cunningham, 1st Viscount Cunningham of Hyndhope, (7 January 1883 – 12 June 1963) was an Irish-born British officer of the Royal Navy during the Second World War. He was widely known by his initials, "ABC". Cunningham was born in Rathmines in the south side of Dublin on 7 January 1883.
