Cecil Harcourt Military person

Admiral Sir Cecil Halliday Jepson Harcourt, GBE, KCB (Chinese Translated Name: 夏慤; 11 April 1892 – 19 December 1959), was a British naval officer. From September 1945 to June 1946, Harcourt was the de facto governor of Hong Kong as commander-in-chief and head of the military administration. He was called by the Chinese name "Ha Kok", a reference to the fourth-century Chinese nobleman Chung Kok.

Personal facts

Birth date	April 11, 1892
Birth place	Bromley
Date of death	December 19, 1959
Place of death	Chelsea London

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award	Order of the Bath Order of the British Empire
military operations	World War II World War I
military command	. HMS Aurora HMS Cleopatra HMS Duke of York HMS Newfoundland HMS President HMS Stuart HMS Tamar HMS Wessex
service start	1904
service end	1952