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Medals of WWII hero who helped sink dreaded Japanese warship despite being covered in burns from enemy shell to go on sale for £16,000
Admiral Mountbatten wrote of the action in his report to the Chiefs of Staff: 'The sinking of the Haguro destroyer captain is an outstanding example of a night attack by destroyers.' Mr Yates was ...
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Late Queen blocked Lord Mountbatten statue plans over maintenance costs, released papers suggest
Officials pulled the plug on an elaborate design that would have featured the former Admiral of the Fleet ... costing only around £550 a year. Mountbatten was killed when members of the IRA ...
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World Battlefronts: BATTLE OF ASIA: Unity
In New Delhi, Admiral the Lord Louis Mountbatten, disciple of unified command, welded units of the R.A.F. and U.S. Army Air Forces into a single air force. Its commander:purse-mouthed, able Air ...