Sir Cecil Harcourt | |
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Acting Governor of Hong Kong | |
In office 1 September 1945 – 1 May 1946 | |
Monarch | George VI |
Preceded by | Franklin Gimson |
Succeeded by | Mark Aitchison Young |
Personal details | |
Born | 11 April 1892 Bromley, Kent, England |
Died | 19 December 1959 Chelsea, London, England | (aged 67)
Alma mater | Royal Naval College |
Awards | KCB (1945) GBE (1953) |
Military service | |
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Years of service | 1904–1952 |
Rank | Admiral |
Battles/wars | First World War Second World War |
Admiral Sir Cecil Halliday Jepson Harcourt GBE KCB (translated to Chinese as 夏 慤; haa6 kok3; 11 April 1892 – 19 December 1959) was a British naval officer. He was the de facto governor of Hong Kong as commander-in-chief and head of the military administration from September 1945 to May 1946. He was called by the Chinese name "Ha Kok", a reference to the fourth-century Chinese nobleman Chung Kok .[1]