The biographical discussion pauses on the naval family behind the admiral's public career. Dalrymple-Hamilton married Gwendolen Peek in 1918 and their son North later entered the Royal Navy. During the final battle with Bismarck, the father commanded HMS Rodney while North served aboard HMS King George V. The detail gives a human scale to a famous fleet action and also illustrates how service across generations remained common within the wartime Royal Navy.
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Father and son fight Bismarck from two battleships
Dalrymple-Hamilton commanded Rodney while his son North served aboard King George V, making the final action against Bismarck a family episode as well as a fleet battle.