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Sir Henry Harwood
Harwood in Alexandria, August 1942
Born(1888-01-19)19 January 1888
St George Hanover Square, London
Died9 June 1950(1950-06-09) (aged 62)
Goring-on-Thames, Oxfordshire
Buried
Goring-on-Thames parish churchyard[1]
AllegianceUnited Kingdom
Service/branchRoyal Navy
Years of service1904–1945
RankAdmiral
Commands heldAdmiral Commanding, Orkneys and Shetlands (1944–45)
Commander-in-Chief, Levant (1943)
South American Division, North America and West Indies Station (1939–40)
HMS Exeter (1936–39)
HMS London (1932–34)
9th Destroyer Division (1929–30)
HMS Warwick (1929–30)
HMS Cumberland (1927–28)
Battles/wars
  • First World War
  • Second World War
    • Battle of the River Plate
AwardsKnight Commander of the Order of the Bath
Officer of the Order of the British Empire
Mentioned in Despatches
War Cross (Greece)
Gold Medal of Concepcion (Chile)
Grand Officer of the Order of Merit (Chile)
RelationsKate Harwood

Admiral Sir Henry Harwood Harwood, KCB, OBE (19 January 1888 – 9 June 1950) was a Royal Navy officer who won fame in the Battle of the River Plate during the Second World War.

  1. ^ Noomen, E. J. (1998–2010). "Graves of World War II personalities". Retrieved 3 May 2010.

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