Bernard Rawlings (Royal Navy officer)

Sir Bernard Rawlings
Vice Admiral Rawlings during the Second World War
Born(1889-05-21)21 May 1889
St Erth, Cornwall, England
Died30 September 1962(1962-09-30) (aged 73)
Bodmin, Cornwall, England
AllegianceUnited Kingdom
Service/branchRoyal Navy
Years of service1904–1946
RankAdmiral
Commands heldEastern Mediterranean (1943–44)
West Africa Station (1943)
Force B (1941)
7th Cruiser Squadron (1941)
1st Battle Squadron (1940–41, 1944–45)
HMS Valiant (1939–40)
HMS Delhi (1932–34)
HMS Curacoa (1932)
HMS Active (1931–32)
Battles/wars
AwardsKnight Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire
Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath
Mentioned in dispatches (2)
Legion of Merit (United States)
Order of George I (Greece)
War Cross (Greece)

Admiral Sir Henry Bernard Hughes Rawlings, GBE, KCB (21 May 1889 – 30 September 1962) was a Royal Navy officer who served as Flag Officer, Eastern Mediterranean during the Second World War.


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