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Sir Horace Collier Lyddon (28 September 1912 – 9 June 1968) was a

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officer who became President of the

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Naval career

Lyddon joined the

in 1930 and served in

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as Deputy Secretary to the Commander-in-Chief,

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from 1942 until 1944 when he became Secretary to the Commander, 5th Cruiser Squadron.Liddell Hart Centre for Military Archives
/ref> He became Secretary to the Second-in-Command

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in 1949, naval secretary in

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in 1950 and secretary to the

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in 1952. He went on to be Executive Assistant to the Deputy

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in 1954, Commanding Officer of the shore establishment HMS ''Phoenicia'' in 1958 and Director of Service Conditions at the British

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in 1960. After that he became Rear Admiral (Personnel) at Naval Air Command in 1962, and Director General of Naval Manpower in 1964. Promoted to

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on 9 February 1966, he served as President of the

from 1967 until his death in 1968.Senior Royal Navy appointments

Rugby union

Lyddon was also an accomplished rugby player. He played for

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, Navy, Devon, and Hampshire before the Second World War, and captained Hampshire and United Services Portsmouth teams in 1939. Lyddon served as president of the

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in 1967 and also served as naval member of the

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Lyddon, Horace 1912 births 1968 deaths Royal Navy vice admirals Knights Commander of the Order of the British Empire Companions of the Order of the Bath Admiral presidents of the Royal Naval College, Greenwich Barbarian F.C. players Sportspeople from Plymouth, Devon Royal Navy logistics officers Royal Navy officers of World War II Military personnel from Plymouth, Devon