Henry Horan
Born12 August 1890
Newcastle West, County Limerick, UK[1]
Died15 August 1961 (aged 71)
Haslar, England[2]
AllegianceUnited Kingdom United Kingdom
Service/branch Royal Navy
Years of service1910–1941
RankRear-Admiral
Commands heldHMS Coventry
HMS Barham
New Zealand Division
Battles/warsWorld War I
World War II
AwardsCompanion of the Order of the Bath
Distinguished Service Cross

Rear-Admiral Henry Edward Horan CB DSC (12 August 1890 – 15 August 1961) was an Irish Royal Navy officer who became Commander-in-Chief of the New Zealand Division.[2]

Early life and education

Horan was born in Newcastle West, County Limerick to John Horan, a civil engineer, and Elizabeth Hannah Barker.[3] He was educated at Stubbington House School. He entered Britannia Royal Naval College at Dartmouth in January 1906.[2]

Horan entered the Royal Navy in 1910 and served in World War I[4] taking part in the Battle of Heligoland Bight in 1914.[5] He was appointed Commanding Officer of the cruiser HMS Coventry in 1931,[6] Senior Naval Member on the Directing Staff at the Imperial Defence College in October 1935[7] and Commanding Officer of the battleship HMS Barham in 1937.[6]

He also served in World War II as Commander-in-Chief of the New Zealand Division from December 1939 to April 1940[7] before retiring in 1941.[4] In early retirement he served as a staff officer in Combined Operations Headquarters in Richmond Terrace, London.[8] He was made a CB in the New Year Honours 1947.[9]

References

  1. ↑ UK and Ireland, Masters and Mates Certificates, 1850–1927
  2. 1 2 3 "Obituary: Rear-Adml. H. E. Horan". The Times. 18 August 1961. p. 12.
  3. ↑ Ireland, Census, 1901, 1911
  4. 1 2 U-boat.net
  5. ↑ Award of the Distinguished Service Cross
  6. 1 2 Royal Navy Warships Archived 14 July 2015 at the Wayback Machine
  7. 1 2 Senior Royal Navy Appointments Archived 15 March 2012 at the Wayback Machine
  8. ↑ Mountbatten Papers: Correspondence files, 1946-8 Southampton University
  9. ↑ "No. 37835". The London Gazette (Supplement). 1 January 1947. p. 3.
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