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]
Sir Maurice Mansergh | |
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| Birth name | Maurice James Mansergh |
| Born | 14 October 1896 Ealing, Essex, England |
| Died | 29 September 1966 (aged 69) London, England |
| 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 |
Early life and education edit
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]
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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]
References edit
- ^ a b "Obituary: Admiral Sir Maurice Mansergh". The Times. 3 October 1966. p. 12.
- ^ a b c d e f g h Sir Maurice James Mansergh Liddell Hart Centre for Military Archives
- ^ B. B. Schofield. The Defeat of the U-Boats during World War II. Journal of Contemporary History 16 (1) The Second World War: Part 1 (Jan., 1981), 119-129. Sage Publications, Ltd.
- ^ "The Imperial Theme": HMS Gambia
- ^ "No. 38751". The London Gazette. 1 November 1949. p. 5204.