Maurice Mansergh
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]
Early life and education[]
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] His last appointment was as Commander-in-Chief, Plymouth in 1951.[2] He retired in 1954.[2]
References[]
- ^ 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
- 1896 births
- 1966 deaths
- People from Ealing
- Royal Navy admirals
- Knights Commander of the Order of the Bath
- Commanders of the Order of the British Empire
- Lords of the Admiralty
- Royal Navy personnel of World War II
- Military personnel from Essex