Sir Maurice Mansergh | |
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Birth name | Maurice James Mansergh |
Born | 14 October 1896 Ealing, Essex, England |
Died | 29 September 1966 London, England | (aged 69)
Allegiance | United Kingdom |
Service/ | Royal Navy |
Years of service | 1914–1954 |
Rank | Admiral |
Commands held |
HMS Gambia 15th Cruiser Squadron 3rd Aircraft Carrier Squadron Plymouth Command |
Battles/wars |
World War I World War II |
Awards | Knight Commander of the
Order of the Bath Commander of the Order of the British Empire |
Admiral Sir Maurice James Mansergh KCB CBE (14 October 1896 – 29 September 1966) was a Royal Navy officer who went on to be Commander-in-Chief, Plymouth. [1]
Mansergh was born in Ealing, Essex, the second son of civil engineer Ernest Lawson Mansergh and grandson of James Mansergh. He was educated at a school near Nuneaton before entering Royal Naval College, Osborne in 1909 as a naval cadet. [1]
Mansergh joined the Royal Navy in 1914 at the start of World War I. [2] He served on the staff of the Commander-in-Chief, Mediterranean Fleet from 1934 and then became executive officer on the battleship HMS Rodney from 1936. [2] In 1939 he became director of the Trade Division at the Admiralty where his main role was the protection of shipping. [3]
He served in World War II as deputy assistant chief of the Naval Staff (Trade) and then, from 1941, as captain of the cruiser HMS Gambia. [2] [4] He was made deputy chief of staff and subsequently chief of staff to the Allied naval commander-in-chief for the Normandy Invasion Expeditionary Force in 1943. [2]
After the war, he became commodore commanding 15th Cruiser Squadron and then, from 1946, he became Naval Secretary. [2] He was appointed commander of the 3rd Aircraft Carrier Squadron in 1948 and Fifth Sea Lord and Deputy Chief of Naval Staff (Air) in 1949, [2] with promotion to vice admiral on 30 September 1949. [5] His last appointment was as Commander-in-Chief, Plymouth in 1951. [2] He retired in 1954. [2]
Sir Maurice Mansergh | |
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Birth name | Maurice James Mansergh |
Born | 14 October 1896 Ealing, Essex, England |
Died | 29 September 1966 London, England | (aged 69)
Allegiance | United Kingdom |
Service/ | Royal Navy |
Years of service | 1914–1954 |
Rank | Admiral |
Commands held |
HMS Gambia 15th Cruiser Squadron 3rd Aircraft Carrier Squadron Plymouth Command |
Battles/wars |
World War I World War II |
Awards | Knight Commander of the
Order of the Bath Commander of the Order of the British Empire |
Admiral Sir Maurice James Mansergh KCB CBE (14 October 1896 – 29 September 1966) was a Royal Navy officer who went on to be Commander-in-Chief, Plymouth. [1]
Mansergh was born in Ealing, Essex, the second son of civil engineer Ernest Lawson Mansergh and grandson of James Mansergh. He was educated at a school near Nuneaton before entering Royal Naval College, Osborne in 1909 as a naval cadet. [1]
Mansergh joined the Royal Navy in 1914 at the start of World War I. [2] He served on the staff of the Commander-in-Chief, Mediterranean Fleet from 1934 and then became executive officer on the battleship HMS Rodney from 1936. [2] In 1939 he became director of the Trade Division at the Admiralty where his main role was the protection of shipping. [3]
He served in World War II as deputy assistant chief of the Naval Staff (Trade) and then, from 1941, as captain of the cruiser HMS Gambia. [2] [4] He was made deputy chief of staff and subsequently chief of staff to the Allied naval commander-in-chief for the Normandy Invasion Expeditionary Force in 1943. [2]
After the war, he became commodore commanding 15th Cruiser Squadron and then, from 1946, he became Naval Secretary. [2] He was appointed commander of the 3rd Aircraft Carrier Squadron in 1948 and Fifth Sea Lord and Deputy Chief of Naval Staff (Air) in 1949, [2] with promotion to vice admiral on 30 September 1949. [5] His last appointment was as Commander-in-Chief, Plymouth in 1951. [2] He retired in 1954. [2]