Henri du Couëdic de Kerérant


Admiral Henri du Couëdic de Kerérant 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.
Henri du Couëdic de Kerérant is issued from a very ancient noble family from Brittany dating back from the crusades and with a strong naval tradition. One of his ancestors was Ollivier du Couëdic de Kerdrain, Secrétaire Général des galéres, during the Regency 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.

At Sea
Legion of Honour