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William Agnew (Royal Navy officer)

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Agnew married Patricia Caroline Bewley in 1930. They had no children. At the time of his death he was living at Glentimon, Palmerston Way,
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as commanding officer. His command was moved to the Mediterranean in 1941 and together with
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in August 1947 Agnew was appointed director of personnel services at the
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After retirement from the navy he was General Secretary of the
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and Evelyn Mary Agnew, nÊe Naylor. Agnew was educated at
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People educated at the Royal Naval College, Osborne
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Index

William Gladstone Agnew

London
Alverstoke
United Kingdom
Royal Navy
Vice Admiral
HMS Vanguard
HMS Excellent
HMS Dido
HMS Aurora
Force K
HMS Corfu
HMS Pegasus
HMS Deptford
First World War
Second World War
Norwegian campaign
Operation Gauntlet
Battle of the Duisburg Convoy
Operation Torch
Allied invasion of Sicily
Allied invasion of Italy
Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order
Companion of the Order of the Bath
Distinguished Service Order
Bar
Order of Orange-Nassau
Charles Morland Agnew
Vice-Admiral

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