Henry Horan

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]

Henry Horan
Born12 August 1890
Newcastle West, County Limerick, UK[1]
Died15 August 1961 (aged 71)
Haslar, England[2]
Allegiance 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

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. "Obituary: Rear-Adml. H. E. Horan". The Times. The Times Digital Archive. 18 August 1961. p. 12.
  3. Ireland, Census, 1901, 1911
  4. U-boat.net
  5. Award of the Distinguished Service Cross
  6. Royal Navy Warships Archived 14 July 2015 at the Wayback Machine
  7. 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.
Military offices
Preceded by
James Rivett-Carnac		 Commander-in-Chief, New Zealand Division
1939–1940		 Succeeded by
Edward Parry
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