William Pakenham (Royal Navy officer)
Sir William Pakenham | |
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Captain William Pakenham in 1920 | |
| Born | 10 July 1861 |
| Died | 28 July 1933 (aged 72) San Sebastian, Spain |
| Allegiance | United Kingdom |
| Branch | Royal Navy |
| Service years | 1874–1926 |
| Rank | Admiral |
| Commands | North America and West Indies Station (1920–23) Royal Naval College, Greenwich (1919–20) Battle Cruiser Force (1917–19) HM Australian Fleet (1916–17) 2nd Battlecruiser Squadron (1915–16) 3rd Cruiser Squadron (1913–15) HMS Collingwood (1910–11) HMS Triumph (1909) HMS Glory (1908–09) HMS Antrim (1906–08) HMS Barham (1902) HMS Daphne (1901–02) |
| Conflicts | First World War |
| Awards | Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order Grand Cordon of the Order of the Rising Sun (Japan) Knight Grand Cordon of the Order of Saint Stanislaus (Russia) Legion of Honour (France) Distinguished Service Medal (United States) |
Admiral Sir William Christopher Pakenham, GCB, KCMG, KCVO (10 July 1861 – 28 July 1933) was a senior Royal Navy officer. He served as a British observer with the Imperial Japanese Navy during the Russo-Japanese War; during the First World War 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.