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In 2022, Arthur Smyth claimed this man participated in a pedophilia ring based out of the Kincora Boys’ Home. This man’s command of the HMS Kelly served as the inspiration for Noel Coward’s film In Which We Serve. As chief of Combined Operations, this man planned the St. Nazaire (15[1])and Dieppe Raids, (-5[1])and later drew up Operation Tiderace for the liberation of Singapore. While serving in one position, this man commissioned (15[1])Cyril Radcliffe with drawing up new borders in just five (15[1])weeks. This man’s wife Edwina carried out an affair (-5[1])with (*) Jawaharlal Nehru, who rejected this man’s proposal for an Indian flag with a spinning wheel (10[1])in place of a chakra. This aristocrat served as a mentor to Prince Philip, his nephew. While aboard his fishing boat, this man was killed by a bomb planted by the IRA. For 10 points, name this British statesman and final Viceroy of India. ■END■ (10[1])

ANSWER: Louis Mountbatten [or Lord Mountbatten, 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma; or Albert Victor Nicholas Louis Francis Mountbatten]
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