Hilary Biggs

Vice-Admiral Sir Hilary Worthington Biggs, (15 January 1905 – 2 January 1976) was a senior Royal Navy officer.

Naval career Hilary Worthington Biggs was born on 15 January 1905, the son of Lieutenant Colonel C. W. Biggs. After attending the Royal Naval Colleges at Osborne and Dartmouth, Biggs was commissioned into the Royal Navy in 1923, as a midshipman to . After several promotions in the 1920s, Biggs became a lieutenant commander in 1934 and a commander four years later. and was awarded a Bar to the DSO for his role in the evacuation of Greece the following year. He was also awarded the War Cross, 3rd Class from Greece and Poland's Cross of Valour in 1942. Biggs then served in the Battle of Crete, before being posted to the Admiralty as Deputy Naval Assistant to the Second Sea Lord (1942–44). three years later, he was appointed Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire. He died on 2 January 1976, leaving a widow (Florence, daughter of Sir Roger Backhouse) and four children.