The Sturdee Baronetcy, of the Falkland Islands, was a title in the

Baronetage of the United Kingdom Baronets are a rank in the British aristocracy. The current Baronetage of the United Kingdom has replaced the earlier but existing Baronetages of England, Nova Scotia, Ireland, and Great Britain. Baronetage of England (1611–1705) James I of E ...

. 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 The Battle of the Falkland Islands was a First World War naval action between the British Royal Navy and Imperial German Navy on 8 December 1914 in the South Atlantic. The British, after their defeat at the Battle of Coronel on 1 November, sen ...

. In 1970 the title became extinct on the death of the second Baronet, who had reached the rank of Rear Admiral.

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)

References

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Sturdee Extinct baronetcies in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom