John de Robeck

Military Commander

1862 – 1928

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Who was John de Robeck?

Admiral of the Fleet Sir John Michael de Robeck, 1st Baronet GCB, GCMG, GCVO was an Irish admiral in the British Royal Navy who commanded the Allied naval force in the Dardanelles during World War I.

De Robeck was born in Naas, County Kildare, Ireland, the second son of John Henry Edward Fock, fourth Baron de Robeck, to a family of Swedish/Estonian/German origin, long settled in Ireland.

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Born
Jun 10, 1862
Naas
Nationality
  • United Kingdom
Lived in
  • County Kildare
Died
Jan 20, 1928
London

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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