Service/branch Royal Navy Died December 25, 1975 Allegiance United Kingdom Role Royal Navy officer Rank Admiral | Name Harold Walker Battles and wars World War I Years of service 1908-1948 Awards Order of the Bath Books This Little Town of Otley | |
Commands held HMS Hood
HMS Barham
5th Cruiser Squadron
3rd Battle Squadron
British Naval Forces in Germany Battles/wars World War I
World War I | ||
Admiral Sir Harold Thomas Coulthard Walker KCB (18 March 1891 – 25 December 1975) was a Royal Navy officer who commanded the 3rd Battle Squadron.
Naval career
Walker joined the Royal Navy as a midshipman in 1908. He served in World War I and saw action during the Zeebrugge Raid in 1918. He became Deputy Director of Training and Staff Duties at the Admiralty in 1936, commanding officer of the battlecruiser HMS Hood in 1938 and commanding officer of the battleship HMS Barham in 1939. He also served in World War II becoming Commodore at Portsmouth Dockyard in 1940, Director of Personal Services at the Admiralty in 1941 and Commander of the 5th Cruiser Squadron in 1944. He went on to be Commander of the 3rd Battle Squadron and Second in Command of the East Indies Fleet in 1944. After the War he became Commander of British Naval Forces in Germany in 1946 before retiring in 1948.