Horace Lyddon

Sir Horace Lyddon
Born 1912
Died 1968
Allegiance United Kingdom United Kingdom
Service/branch Royal Navy
Years of service 1930-1968
Rank Vice Admiral
Commands held HMS Phoenicia
Royal Naval College, Greenwich
Battles/wars World War II
Awards Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire
Companion of the Order of the Bath

Vice Admiral Sir Horace Collier Lyddon KBE, CB (1912-1968) was a Royal Navy officer who became President of the Royal Naval College, Greenwich.

Naval career

Lyddon joined the Royal Navy in 1930 and served in World War II as Deputy Secretary to the Commander-in-Chief, Eastern Fleet from 1942 until 1944 when he became Secretary to the Commander, 5th Cruiser Squadron.[1] He became Secretary to the Second-in-Command Mediterranean Fleet in 1949, naval secretary in Washington, D.C. in 1950 and secretary to the Commander-in-Chief, The Nore in 1952.[1] He went on to be Executive Assistant to the Deputy Supreme Allied Commander Atlantic in 1954, Commanding Officer of the shore establishment HMS Phoenicia in 1958 and Director of Service Conditions at the Admiralty in 1960.[1] After that he became Rear Admiral (Personnel) at Naval Air Command in 1962, Director General of Naval Manpower in 1964 and President of the Royal Naval College, Greenwich in 1967 until his death in 1968.[2]

References

Military offices
Preceded by
Patrick Bayly
President, Royal Naval College, Greenwich
19671968
Succeeded by
Edward Gueritz
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