Noel Laurence
Sir Noel Laurence | |
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Max Horton (left), commander of E9, in the Baltic | |
| Born | 27 December 1882 Maidstone, Kent, England |
| Died | 26 January 1970 (aged 87) Chertsey, Surrey, England |
| Allegiance |  United Kingdom |
| Service/ |  Royal Navy |
| Years of service | 1899–1943 |
| Rank | Admiral |
| Commands held | HMS E1 HMS J1 |
| Battles/wars | World War I |
| Awards | Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath Distinguished Service Order & Bar |
Early life
Laurence was born in 1882 in Kent, the son of Frederic Laurence,
In 1914, he commanded the submarine
Laurence's next command was the submarine J1 which torpedoed two German battleships near Jutland.[1] He was awarded a bar to his Distinguished Service Order for his further operation in submarines in the 1917 New Year Honours,[3] and was made a Chevalier of the Legion of Honour by the French.[1] At the end of the war he was commander of HMS Bonaventure, a submarine depot ship, and its associated submarine flotilla.[1]
Laurence became Commodore of Devonport Naval Barracks in 1930, Rear-Admiral Submarines in 1932 and Vice-Admiral Aircraft Carriers in 1936.[1] He went on to be Admiral Commanding Reserves in 1938 before he moved to Ministry of Aircraft Production as the naval representative; he retired in 1943.[1] He was made Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath (KCB) in the 1938 Birthday Honours.[4]
He was promoted admiral on 1 August 1940.[5]
Personal life
In 1917, Laurence married Esmé Coghlan White. They had two sons and a daughter. He died at St. Peter's Hospital in Chertsey, Surrey, aged 87.[2][1]
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "Sir Noel Laurence". The Times. London. 27 January 1970. p. 19.
- ^ a b "Deaths: Admiral Sir Noel Lawrence". The Times. 27 January 1970. p. 3.
- ^ "No. 29886". The London Gazette (Supplement). 1 January 1917. p. 10.
- ^ "No. 34518". The London Gazette (Supplement). 7 June 1938. p. 3687.
- ^ "Noel Frank Laurence". dreadnought project. Retrieved 17 January 2019.