Henry Harwood
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Harwood is greeted by the British Minister to Uruguay, Mr E Millington-Drake after his arrival at Montevideo after the Battle of the River Plate
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| Birth name | Henry Harwood Harwood |
| Born |
19 January 1888 St George Hanover Square, London |
| Died | 9 June 1950 (aged 62) Goring-on-Thames, Oxfordshire |
| Buried at | Goring-on-Thames parish churchyard |
| Allegiance |
 United Kingdom
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| Service/branch |
 Royal Navy
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| Years of service | 1904–1945 |
| Rank | Admiral |
| Commands held |
HMS Cumberland (June 1927-June 1928) HMS Warwick & 9th Destroyer Division (August 1929-April 1930) HMS London (March 1932-January 1934) HMS Exeter (September 1936-August 1939) South American Division of the North America and West Indies Station (25 August 1939-April 1940) a Lord Commissioner of the Admiralty (December 1940-April 1942) Commander-in-Chief, Mediterranean Station (renamed Levant) Admiral Commanding, Orkneys and Shetlands (April 1944-March 1945) |
| Battles/wars |
World War II - River Plate |
| Awards |
KCB (1939 |
| Relations | Kate Harwood |
KCB (1939
OBE (1919)
MID (1941)
War Cross (Greece) (1943)
Gold Medal of Concepcion (Chile) (1939)
Admiral Sir Henry Harwood Harwood, KCB, OBE (19 January 1888 – 9 June 1950), was a British naval officer who won fame in the Battle of the River Plate.
Following education at Stubbington House School, Harwood entered the Royal Navy in 1904 and specialised in torpedoes. He served in the First World War. In 1919, he served on the battleship HMS Royal Sovereign, 1st Battle Squadron. By 1929, he had been promoted to captain and become the Commanding Officer of the destroyer HMS Warwick and Senior Officer of the 9th Destroyer Division.
In 1931 and 1932, Harwood attended the Imperial Defence College. Upon completion of the course in March 1932, he became flag captain of the heavy cruiser HMS London whilst at the same time serving as Chief Staff Officer to the Rear-Admiral Commanding the 1st Cruiser Squadron. From July 1934 until 1936, Harwood served on the staff of the Royal Naval War College at Greenwich (HMS President).
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