Herbert Layman Biography

Historical biography and chronological timeline for Herbert Layman, based on 3 World History Database records associated with Great Britain.

3 records1940–19403 events1 places

Chronological biography

1940

Battle of Narvik10 April 1940

Warfare / World War, 2nd · Commander · Ofotfjord

Commands HMS Hotspur during the first naval battle.

Battle of Narvik, 1st10 April 1940

Warfare / World War, 2nd · Commander · Ofotfjord

Layman commands HMS Hotspur during the destroyer action and withdraws after heavy damage.

HMS Hotspur Damaged10 April 1940

Warfare / World War, 2nd · Commander · Ofotfjord

Withdraws HMS Hotspur after heavy damage in the first naval battle.

Titles and roles

Commander

Record provenance

This biography is assembled from World History Database records filtered by country and personal-name fields. Exact duplicate display records are removed. The database is an index rather than a complete narrative biography; formal research should verify entries against relevant primary or specialist sources.