King's College London
Liddell Hart Centre for Military Archives
Survey of the Papers of Senior UK Defence Personnel, 1900-1975
Name LAW, Sir Horace (Rochfort) (b 1911), Admiral
Service biography Joined RN 1929; Gunnery specialist 1937; World War II 1939-1945; Service in anti-aircraft cruiser HMS CAIRO 1939; anti-aircraft cruiser HMS COVENTRY 1940; Anti-aircraft cruiser HMS NIGERIA 1942; commanding HMS CENTAUR 1958; commanding RN College HMS BRITANNIA 1960; Flag Officer, Sea Training 1961-1963; Flag Officer, Submarines 1963-1965; Controller of the Navy 1965-1970; Commander-in-Chief Naval Home Command and Flag Officer, Portsmouth Area 1970-1972; First and Principal Aide-de-camp to the Queen 1970-1972; retired 1972; member of Security Commission 1973-1982