Admiral Sir Max Kennedy Horton, was a British submariner during the First World War and commander-in-chief of the Western Approaches in the later half of the Second World War, responsible for British participation in the Battle of the Atlantic.
Admiral Sir Max Horton, 1943
Horton (left) with Noel Laurence, commander of HMS E1 (right), while serving in the Baltic
Admiral Sir Max Horton memorial at Liverpool Cathedral
The Sea Gallantry Medal (SGM), is a United Kingdom award for civil gallantry at sea.
Image: Sea Gallantry Medal, obverse, George V
Image: Sea Gallantry Medal, reverse, George V