Percy Noble (Royal Navy officer)
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![]() Sir Percy Noble in 1946, by Oswald Birley | |
Birth name | Percy Lockhart Harnam Noble |
Born | Bengal, India | 16 January 1880
Died | 25 July 1955 London, UK | (aged 75)
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Years of service | 1894–1945 |
Rank | Admiral |
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Relations | Colonel Charles Noble (father); Sir Allan Noble MP (son) |
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Admiral Sir Percy Lockhart Harnam Noble, GBE, KCB, CVO (16 January 1880 – 25 July 1955) was a Royal Navy officer who served in both World Wars.
Noble rose to the rank of admiral and was Commander-in-Chief, Western Approaches for two crucial years during the Second World War, before being posted to the United States as Head of the RN Admiralty Delegation.
Family
Noble married, in 1907, Diamantina Isabella, only daughter of Allan Campbell.[8] She died in 1909, having one son (qv. Sir Allan Noble MP). He married secondly, in 1913, Celia Emily (later Lady Noble), daughter of Robert Kirkman Hodgson DL and Lady Norah née Boyle,[9] having another son, Charles Noble.
A memorial to Admiral Sir Percy Noble was placed in the north choir aisle of Liverpool Cathedral in 1957.
Honours and awards
Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire 1944
Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath 1936 (CB 1932)
Commander of the Royal Victorian Order 1920 (MVO 1901)
Commander, Legion of Merit (United States) 1946
Grand Cross of the Royal Norwegian Order of St Olav 1948
Grand Officer of the Legion of Honour (France) 1948
Grand Cross of the Order of the Dannebrog (Denmark) 1948
Rear-Admiral of the United Kingdom 1945
- Hon. LLDs from Liverpool and Belfast Universities
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