the British Eighth Army. In April 1944, Harwood became Admiral Commanding, Orkneys and Shetlands (). He retired on 15 August 1945 with the rank of admiral, having been declared medically unfit for further duty. Post-war Sir Henry Harwood died in Goring-on-Thames in 1950. Harwood Avenue, the main thoroughfare in the town of Ajax, Ontario, was named after him. In the 1956 film, The Battle of the River Plate, Harwood was played by Anthony Quayle. Ranks Decorations References External links |- |- 1888 births 1950 deaths Academics of the Royal Naval College, Greenwich Graduates of the Royal College of Defence Studies Burials in Oxfordshire Royal Navy admirals of World War II Knights Commander of the Order of the Bath Lords of the Admiralty Officers of the Order of the British Empire Recipients of the War Cross (Greece) Royal Navy officers of World War I People educated at Stubbington House School Admiralty personnel of World War II Military personnel from London