Allegiance United Kingdom Battles and wars World War II Died December 12, 1954 | Name Wilfrid Patterson Battles/wars World War II Rank Admiral | |
Commands held HM Australian Squadron
HMAS Canberra
HMS King George V Awards Order of the Bath, Order of the British Empire, Royal Victorian Order Service/branch Royal Navy, Royal Australian Navy | ||
Admiral Sir Wilfrid Rupert Patterson (20 November 1893 – 15 December 1954) was a senior officer in the Royal Navy. He was the Commodore Commanding His Majesty's Australian Squadron from September to November 1939. He participated in the naval battle that sunk the German battleship Bismarck.
Naval career
Born on 20 November 1893 in Belfast, Ireland, the son of William Robert Patterson and Elizabeth Fleming. He joined the Royal Navy as a cadet on 15 September 1906 and specialised in gunnery. He was appointed the Commodore Commanding His Majesty's Australian Squadron between 2 September 1939 and 1 November 1939.
In recognition of the role played while commanding HMS King George V in the destruction of the Bismarck, he was awarded the Companion of the Order of the Bath on 14 October 1941. He was awarded the Commander of the Order of the British Empire on 11 June 1946.
He was present at the surrender of the Japanese.