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The Sturdee Baronetcy, of the Falkland Islands, was a title in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom. It was created on 19 January 1916 for Vice-Admiral Sir Doveton Sturdee, in honour of his victory at the Battle of the Falkland Islands

Battle of the Falkland Islands

The Battle of the Falkland Islands was a British naval victory over the Imperial German Navy on 8 December 1914 during the First World War in the South Atlantic...

. The title became extinct on the death of the second Baronet in 1970.

Sturdee Baronets, of the Falkland Islands (1916)

Sir (Frederick Charles) Doveton Sturdee, 1st Baronet (1859-1925)
Sir Lionel Arthur Doveton Sturdee, 2nd Baronet (1884-1970)

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