Bruce Fraser, 1st Baron Fraser of North Cape

Admiral of the Fleet The Right Honourable The Lord Fraser of North Cape
Admiral Sir Bruce Fraser on board HMS Duke of York at Guam
Born	(1888-02-05)5 February 1888 Acton, England
Died	12 February 1981(1981-02-12) (aged 93) London, England
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Service/branch	Royal Navy
Years of service	1904–1951
Rank	Admiral of the Fleet
Commands held	First Sea Lord (1948–51) Commander-in-Chief, Portsmouth (1947–48) British Pacific Fleet (1944–45) Eastern Fleet (1944) Home Fleet (1943–44) 2nd Battle Squadron (1942–43) HMS Glorious (1936–37) HMS Effingham (1929–32)
Battles/wars	First World War Russian Civil War Second World War Battle of North Cape Battle of Okinawa Volcano and Ryukyu Islands campaign
Awards	Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire Grand Officer of the Order of Orange-Nassau (Netherlands) Order of Suvorov (Soviet Union) Legion d'Honneur (France) Croix de Guerre (France) Grand Cross of the Order of St. Olav (Norway) Grand Cross of the Order of the Dannebrog (Denmark) Navy Distinguished Service Medal (United States)
Relations	General Alexander Fraser (father)

Admiral of the Fleet Bruce Austin Fraser, 1st Baron Fraser of North Cape, GCB, KBE (5 February 1888 – 12 February 1981) was a senior Royal Navy officer. He served in the First World War, saw action during the Gallipoli Campaign and took part in the internment of the German High Seas Fleet at the end of the war. He also served in the Second World War initially as Third Sea Lord and Controller of the Navy and then as second-in-command and afterwards as commander of the Home Fleet, leading the force that destroyed the German battleship Scharnhorst. He went on to be First Sea Lord and Chief of the Naval Staff in which role he assisted in establishing NATO and agreed to the principle that the Supreme Allied Commander Atlantic should be an American admiral, in the face of fierce British opposition.