Wilfrid Patterson was born in Belfast ( the capital and smallest city of Northern Ireland), Ireland on November 20, 1893 and was an Admiral in the Royal Navy.
Belfast (/blfst/ BEL-fahst; from Irish: Beal Feirste, meaning "mouth of the sand-bank ford", Irish pronunciation: [bel f()t) is the capital and largest city of Northern Ireland, standing on the banks of the River Lagan on the east coast. 
