William Pakenham

Military Person

1861 – 1933

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Who was William Pakenham?

Admiral Sir William Christopher Pakenham, KCB, KCMG, KCVO was a British observer with the Imperial Japanese Navy during the Russo-Japanese War; during World War I he commanded the 2nd Battle Cruiser Squadron at the Battle of Jutland, and from December 1916 was Commander-in-Chief of the Battle Cruiser Fleet.

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Born
Jul 10, 1861
Died
Jul 28, 1933
Donostia / San Sebastián

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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