Ernest John Spooner
Royal Navy Vice-Admiral (1887-1942) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Vice Admiral Ernest John Spooner, DSO (22 August 1887 – 15 April 1942) was one of the senior Royal Navy officers at Singapore during the World War II Japanese invasion of Malaya and the subsequent fall of Singapore.
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Ernest John Spooner | |
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Born | (1887-08-22)22 August 1887 Winchester, England |
Died | 15 April 1942(1942-04-15) (aged 54) Chibia, Dutch East Indies |
Buried | Kranji War Cemetery, Singapore |
Allegiance | United Kingdom |
Service/ | Royal Navy |
Years of service | 1903–1942 |
Rank | Vice Admiral |
Commands held | HMS Fortitude (1940–41) HMS Repulse (1938–40) HMS Vindictive (1937–38) HMS Frobisher (1936–37) HMS Dragon (1930–32) |
Battles/wars | First World War Second World War |
Awards | Distinguished Service Order |
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Spooner died of exhaustion and malaria after his evacuation vessel was attacked by Japanese aircraft and ran aground on an uninhabited island.