Horace Hood

Sir Horace Hood
Rear Admiral Horace Hood c. 1916
Born	(1870-10-02)2 October 1870 London, England
Died	31 May 1916(1916-05-31) (aged 45) HMS Invincible, North Sea
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Service/branch	Royal Navy
Years of service	1882–1916
Rank	Rear Admiral
Commands held	3rd Battlecruiser Squadron (1915–16) Force E (1915) Dover Command (1914–15) HMS Centurion (1913–14) Royal Naval College, Osborne (1910–13) HMS Commonwealth (1908–09) HMS Berwick (1906–07) HMS Hyacinth (1903–05)
Battles/wars	Mahdist War Battle of Atbara Battle of Omdurman Third Somaliland Expedition First World War Western Front Retreat from Mons Siege of Antwerp Race to the Sea Battle of the Yser Naval campaign North Sea campaign Battle of Jutland  †
Awards	Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath Distinguished Service Order Member of the Royal Victorian Order Mentioned in Despatches

Rear Admiral Sir Horace Lambert Alexander Hood, KCB, DSO, MVO (2 October 1870 – 31 May 1916)^[1] was a Royal Navy admiral of the First World War, whose lengthy and distinguished service saw him engaged in operations around the world, frequently participating in land campaigns as part of a shore brigade. His early death at the Battle of Jutland in the destruction of his flagship HMS Invincible was met with mourning and accolades from across Britain.

Hood was a youthful, vigorous and active officer whose service in Africa won him the Distinguished Service Order and who was posthumously appointed a Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath in recognition of his courageous and ultimately fatal service in the Battle of Jutland,^[1] during which his ship was constantly engaged from its arrival at the action and caused fatal damage to a German light cruiser. He has been described as "the beau ideal of a naval officer, spirited in manner, lively of mind, enterprising, courageous, handsome, and youthful in appearance … His lineage was pure Royal Navy, at its most gallant".^[2]