Admiral Henri du Couëdic de Kerérant (1868–1947) was a 20th-century French naval officer, serving during the First and Second World Wars. He was the commanding officer of the ship Jean-Bart in the Dardanelles during the . He restored authority on the ship that had been taken over by the mutineers. From June 1924 he was the commander in chief of the Division Navale du Levant (covering the eastern Mediterranean, the Sea of Marmara and the Dardanelles, the Black Sea, the Red Sea, and the Gulf of Aden).
Henri du Couëdic de Kerérant is issued from a very ancient noble family from Brittany dating back from the crusades (7th Crusade) and with a strong naval tradition. One of his ancestors was Ollivier du Couëdic de Kerdrain, Secrétaire Général des galéres, during the Regency (from 1713 until 1738) in France. His grandson Michel du Couëdic de Kerérant followed in his tracks as a capitaine de Vaisseau in the French Navy.
Biography
Marriage and children 1895, married to Marie du Bouaÿs de la Bégassière.
Hervé (1899–1955) Guilhemette (1897)
Career
Sub Lieutenant from August 1, 1886 Lieutenant from October 5, 1887 Lieutenant Commander from 5 October 1889 Commander from 26 February 1895 Captain from 12 August 1911 Commodore from 26 June 1916 Rear Admiral from January 27, 1923
At Sea Bouvet, Saint Louis, Patrie - December 1, 1911 - November 11, 1913 - Deputy Commander (Artillery Service) Kléber - July 29, 1914 - June 25, 1915 - Commander Henri IV - August 9, 1915 - November 15, 1915 - second in command Jules Michelet - July 10, 1917 - March 25, 1918 - Captain of the Commander Jean-Bart - April 9, 1918 - April 15, 1920 - Captain of Commandant Commander, Cherbourg Military harbour - October 1, 1920 - July 1, 1922 South of France Maritime boundaries - 4 April 1923 - 25 June 1924 - Chief of Staff Naval Division of the Levant - June 25, 1924 - July 2, 1926 - Fleet Commander
Distinctions (in French)
Commandeur de la Légion d’honneur, Croix de guerre 14–18 Distinguished Service Order (DSO) Commandeur de l’Ordre de sainte Anne de Russie Nicham Iftikar Médaille du Maroc
Legion of Honour
chevalier du 24 December 1897 officier 17 January 1917 commandeur 30 April 1921
Bibliography
Archives de la Marine, fort de Vincennes, SHA Fernand Boucard Les Dessous de l’expédition de Russie, Paris 1929 Fernand Merle L’Amiral Guépratte, Editions de la Cité, Paris A. J.P. Alem et P. Bourrat le Liban, Que sais-je ? mai 2000 J. Nanlet Histoire du Liban, Tequi, Paris, 1986 Marie Dupont Les Druzes Editions Brepols, Belgique 1994 Christine Manigand Henry de Jouvenel, Haut-Commissaire de la République française en Syrie et au Liban (1925–1926). Le cours des guerres mondiales et conflits contemporains, nº 192 /1998 Alain Peyrefitte (sous la direction de) L’aventure du XXème siècle 1900 – 1945. Editions du Chêne, 2000. Etienne Taillemite Dictionnaire illustré de la Marine. Edition Seghers, 1962 Thomazi La guerre navale aux Dardanelles. Payot, Paris 1927
References
External links
"Ecole Navale Officiers" "Mutineries de la mer noire" express du midi, 1919