Henry Harwood

Following education at Stubbington House School, Harwood entered the Royal Navy in 1904 and specialised in torpedoes. He served in the First World War. ==Second World War==

Harwood commanded a squadron consisting of the heavy cruisers and , and the light cruisers HMS Achilles and . He flew his broad pennant in Ajax as his flagship. For this action, Harwood was promoted to rear admiral and knighted. From December 1940 to April 1942, Rear-Admiral Harwood served as a Lord Commissioner of the Admiralty and Assistant Chief of Naval Staff. In April 1942, Harwood was promoted to vice-admiral and Commander-in-Chief, Mediterranean Fleet, and flew his flag at . The command was later split, and he became Commander-in-Chief, Levant, in February 1943, with responsibility for flank support and seaborne supply of the British Eighth Army. In April 1944, Harwood became Admiral Commanding, Orkneys and Shetlands (). He retired on 15 August 1945 with the rank of admiral, having been declared medically unfit for further duty. ==Post-war==

Sir Henry Harwood died in Goring-on-Thames in 1950. Harwood Avenue, the main thoroughfare in the town of Ajax, Ontario, was named after him. In the 1956 film, The Battle of the River Plate, Harwood was played by Anthony Quayle. ==References==