Henry Blagrove

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Henry Blagrove
Born	(1887-04-26)26 April 1887 Harbledown, Kent, UK
Died	14 October 1939(1939-10-14) (aged 52) Scapa Flow, Orkney Islands
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Branch	Royal Navy
Service years	1901–1939
Rank	Rear-admiral
Commands	HMS Curacoa HMS Norfolk HMS Sussex 2nd Battle Squadron
Battles / wars	First World War Battle of Dogger Bank Battle of Jutland Second World War Sinking of HMS Royal Oak  †

Rear-Admiral Henry Evelyn Charles Blagrove (26 April 1887 – 14 October 1939) was the first British Royal Navy officer of flag rank to be killed in the Second World War. An experienced staff officer and veteran of several actions of the First World War aboard the battlecruiser HMS Tiger, Blagrove had only just received his appointment as commander of the 2nd Battleship Squadron of the Home Fleet when he was killed in the destruction of his flagship HMS Royal Oak by German submarine U-47.