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Horan was loaned to the New Zealand Naval Forces on 22 April, 1938 as [[Chief of the Naval Staff (New Zealand)|Chief of the Naval Staff]] and [[First Naval Member (New Zealand)|First Naval Member]].  Horan was given command of the light cruiser [[H.M.S. Leander (1931)|H.M.S. ''Leander'']] on 1 January, 1940.  When ''Leander'' left the New Zealand Station for detached service, Commodore Horan reverted to the rank of Captain and relinquished his roles as Chief of the Naval Staff and First Naval Member, and Commodore Commanding New Zealand Squadron on 1 May, 1940.
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Horan was promoted to the rank of {{RearRN}} on 8 July, 1941.<ref>Horan Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/92/99.|D8116220}} f. 99.</ref>
  
 
==See Also==
 
==See Also==

Revision as of 13:12, 19 August 2016

Rear-Admiral Henry Edward Horan, D.S.C., R.N. (12 August, 1890 – ) was an officer in the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

Horan was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 15 July, 1911.[1]

Great War

Horan was appointed Lieutenant in Command of the first-class torpedo boat T.B. 29 on 14 December, 1914.[2]

Horan married on 27 November, 1916. The union would produce a daughter in 1918.

Horan was appointed in command of the destroyer Wessex on 31 August, 1918.[3]

Post-War

Horan was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 15 July, 1919.[4]

Horan was promoted to the rank of Commander on 30 June, 1924.[5]

Horan was promoted to the rank of Captain on 31 December, 1930.[6]

In July, 1937, Horan was appointed in command of the battleship Barham.

Horan was loaned to the New Zealand Naval Forces on 22 April, 1938 as Chief of the Naval Staff and First Naval Member. Horan was given command of the light cruiser H.M.S. Leander on 1 January, 1940. When Leander left the New Zealand Station for detached service, Commodore Horan reverted to the rank of Captain and relinquished his roles as Chief of the Naval Staff and First Naval Member, and Commodore Commanding New Zealand Squadron on 1 May, 1940.

Horan was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral on 8 July, 1941.[7]

See Also

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
Geoffrey B. Smith 		Captain of H.M. T.B. 29
14 Dec, 1914[8] 		Succeeded by
Maxwell A. C. Ritter
Preceded by
Bryan F. Adams 		Captain of H.M.S. Archer
9 Oct, 1916[9] 		Succeeded by
Basil A. Taylor
Preceded by
Charles A. Fremantle 		Captain of H.M.S. Nereus
28 May, 1917[10] 		Succeeded by
Frederick W. F. Fegen
Preceded by
Aubrey T. Tillard 		Captain of H.M.S. Wessex
31 Aug, 1918[11] – Jul, 1920[12][13] 		Succeeded by
Daniel H. Rainier
Preceded by
Francis H. G. Walker 		Captain of H.M.S. Wolsey
10 Nov, 1922[14] 		Succeeded by
John E. Phayre
Preceded by
New Command 		Captain of H.M.S. Whitehall
24 Mar, 1924[15] 		Succeeded by
?
Preceded by
Norman A. Wodehouse 		Captain of H.M.S. Barham
Jul, 1937[16] – 22 Apr, 1938[17] 		Succeeded by
Algernon U. Willis

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Horan Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/92/99. f. 99.
  2. ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1915). p. 400.
  3. ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 942.
  4. ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 366.
  5. ↑ Horan Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/92/99. f. 99.
  6. ↑ Horan Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/92/99. f. 99.
  7. ↑ Horan Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/92/99. f. 99.
  8. ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1915). p. 401.
  9. ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1916). p. 392d.
  10. ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1917). p. 395x.
  11. ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1920). p. 898.
  12. ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1920). p. 898.
  13. ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1924). p. 288.
  14. ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1923). p. 845.
  15. ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1924). p. 289.
  16. ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
  17. ↑ Willis Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52. f. 460.


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