William Whitworth Biography

Historical biography and chronological timeline for William Whitworth, based on 4 World History Database records associated with Great Britain.

4 records1940–19404 events1 places

Chronological biography

1940

Battle of Narvik13 April 1940

Warfare / World War, 2nd · Vice Admiral · Ofotfjord

Leads HMS Warspite and destroyers in the second naval battle.

Battle of Narvik, 2nd13 April 1940

Warfare / World War, 2nd · Vice Admiral · Ofotfjord

Whitworth leads HMS Warspite and destroyers into Ofotfjord to destroy the remaining German destroyers.

Operation Weserubung13 April 1940

Warfare / World War, 2nd · Vice Admiral · Ofotfjord

Whitworth leads HMS Warspite and destroyers in the second naval attack on the German Narvik force.

Second Battle of Narvik13 April 1940

Warfare / World War, 2nd · Vice Admiral · Ofotfjord

Leads HMS Warspite and destroyers into Ofotfjord.

Titles and roles

Vice Admiral

Record provenance

This biography is assembled from World History Database records filtered by country and personal-name fields. Exact duplicate display records are removed. The database is an index rather than a complete narrative biography; formal research should verify entries against relevant primary or specialist sources.