Horace Law served in World War II in the anti-aircraft cruiser HMS Cairo in 1939, the cruiser HMS Coventry in 1940 and the cruiser HMS Nigeria in 1942.
11 Facts About Horace Law
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Horace Law was awarded the Distinguished Service Cross for his role in the British landings in Greece and the subsequent evacuations from Greece and Crete.
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Horace Law served in the Korean War arranging naval gunfire support for the Korean Army.
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Horace Law was appointed commanding officer of the destroyer HMS Duchess in 1951 and the carrier HMS Centaur in 1958 and then made Commander of Britannia Royal Naval College in 1960.
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Horace Law went on to be Flag Officer Sea Training in 1961, Flag Officer Submarines in 1963 and Controller of the Navy in 1965.
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Horace Law was made Commander-in-Chief Naval Home Command and Flag Officer, Portsmouth Area in 1970.
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Horace Law was First and Principal Naval Aide-de-camp to the Queen from 1970 to 1972.
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Horace Law chose the subject "Belief and Discipline in a Free Society".
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Horace Law was a resident of South Harting, West Sussex, where he was a lay preacher at the parish church; a room at the church is named after him.
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Horace Law was president of the Officers' Christian Union and chairman of the Church Army Board during the 1970s and 1980s.
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Horace Law was a Governor of Monkton Combe School from 1969 to 1994.