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Mawbey was appointed Flag Lieutenant to Rear-Admiral [[Frederick Charles Bryan Robinson|Frederick C. B. Robinson]], Commander-in-Chief on the [[East Indies Station]], on 26 February, 1891.<ref>"Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices).  ''The Times''.  Friday, 6 February, 1891.  Issue '''33241''', col C, p. 10.</ref>
Mawbey was appointed Flag Lieutenant to Rear-Admiral [[Frederick Charles Bryan Robinson|Frederick C. B. Robinson]], Commander-in-Chief on the [[East Indies Station]], on 26 February, 1891.<ref>"Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices).  ''The Times''.  Friday, 6 February, 1891.  Issue '''33241''', col C, p. 10.</ref>


Mawbey was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on 26 June, 1902.<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/27448/supplements/4198 (Supplement) no. 27448.  p. 4198.]  26 June, 1902.</ref>
Mawbey was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on 26 June, 1902.<ref>''The London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/27448/supplements/4198 (Supplement) no. 27448.  p. 4198.]  26 June, 1902.</ref>


He was promoted to the rank of {{CaptRN}} on 31 December, 1907.<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/28096/pages/34 no. 28096.  p. 34.]  3 January, 1908.</ref>
He was promoted to the rank of {{CaptRN}} on 31 December, 1907.<ref>''The London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/28096/pages/34 no. 28096.  p. 34.]  3 January, 1908.</ref>


He was appointed in command of [[H.M.S. Endymion (1891)|''Endymion'']] on 1 October, 1908.<ref>''The Navy List'' (October, 1908).  p. 309.</ref>
He was appointed in command of [[H.M.S. Endymion (1891)|''Endymion'']] on 1 October, 1908.<ref>''The Navy List'' (October, 1908).  p. 309.</ref>
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==Post-War==
==Post-War==
Mawbey was promoted to the rank of {{RearRN}} on 10 February, 1919, vice [[Robert Francis Boyle|Boyle]].<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/31201/pages/2738 no. 31201.  p. 2738.]  25 February, 1919.</ref>  He was appointed Rear-Admiral Commanding the Nore Reserve on 17 March, 1919.<ref>''The Navy List'' (August, 1919).  p. 693.</ref>
Mawbey was promoted to the rank of {{RearRN}} on 10 February, 1919, vice [[Robert Francis Boyle|Boyle]].<ref>''The London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/31201/pages/2738 no. 31201.  p. 2738.]  25 February, 1919.</ref>  He was appointed Rear-Admiral Commanding the Nore Reserve on 17 March, 1919.<ref>''The Navy List'' (August, 1919).  p. 693.</ref>


On 5 June, 1920, he was appointed a Companion in the Civil Division of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath (C.B.) on the occasion of the King's birthday.<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/31931/supplements/6315 "Supplement" no. 31931.  p. 6315.]  5 June, 1920.</ref>
On 5 June, 1920, he was appointed a Companion in the Civil Division of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath (C.B.) on the occasion of the King's birthday.<ref>''The London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/31931/supplements/6315 "Supplement" no. 31931.  p. 6315.]  5 June, 1920.</ref>


On 22 March, 1922, Mawbey was appointed Commander in the Royal Victorian Order dated 16 March.<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/32722/pages/4715 no. 32722.  p. 4715.]  23 June, 1922.</ref>   
On 22 March, 1922, Mawbey was appointed Commander in the Royal Victorian Order dated 16 March.<ref>''The London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/32722/pages/4715 no. 32722.  p. 4715.]  23 June, 1922.</ref>   


He was placed on the Retired List at his own request on 26 September, 1924.<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/32981/pages/7327 no. 32981.  p. 7327.]  10 October, 1924.</ref>  He was advanced to the rank of {{AdmRN}} on the Retired List on 5 April, 1928.<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/33376/pages/2741 no. 33376.  p. 2741.]  17 April, 1928.</ref>
He was placed on the Retired List at his own request on 26 September, 1924.<ref>''The London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/32981/pages/7327 no. 32981.  p. 7327.]  10 October, 1924.</ref>  He was advanced to the rank of {{AdmRN}} on the Retired List on 5 April, 1928.<ref>''The London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/33376/pages/2741 no. 33376.  p. 2741.]  17 April, 1928.</ref>


==Footnotes==
==Footnotes==

Revision as of 21:57, 24 September 2012

Admiral Henry Lancelot Mawbey, C.B., C.V.O., Royal Navy, Retired (17 June, 1870 – 4 June, 1933) was an officer of the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

Before joining the Navy, Mawbey was educated at Cordwalles, a private school in Maidenhead.[1]

Mawbey was appointed Flag Lieutenant to Rear-Admiral Frederick C. B. Robinson, Commander-in-Chief on the East Indies Station, on 26 February, 1891.[2]

Mawbey was promoted to the rank of Commander on 26 June, 1902.[3]

He was promoted to the rank of Captain on 31 December, 1907.[4]

He was appointed in command of Endymion on 1 October, 1908.[5]

He was appointed in command of the battleship Dominion on 7 February, 1914.[6]

Great War

When informed that one of his Sub-Lieutenants, E. S. Brand, had been requested to commission H.M.S. Valiant, Mawbey summoned the young man and after being told that he intended to take up the appointment, he told Brand: "I hope you have a bloody rotten time there and if you do, don't blame me, blame Forbes-Semphill!"[7][8]

Post-War

Mawbey was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral on 10 February, 1919, vice Boyle.[9] He was appointed Rear-Admiral Commanding the Nore Reserve on 17 March, 1919.[10]

On 5 June, 1920, he was appointed a Companion in the Civil Division of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath (C.B.) on the occasion of the King's birthday.[11]

On 22 March, 1922, Mawbey was appointed Commander in the Royal Victorian Order dated 16 March.[12]

He was placed on the Retired List at his own request on 26 September, 1924.[13] He was advanced to the rank of Admiral on the Retired List on 5 April, 1928.[14]

Footnotes

  1. ↑ "Admiral Mawbey" (Obituaries). The Times. Wednesday, 7 June, 1933. Issue 46464, col B, p. 14.
  2. ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Friday, 6 February, 1891. Issue 33241, col C, p. 10.
  3. ↑ The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 27448. p. 4198. 26 June, 1902.
  4. ↑ The London Gazette: no. 28096. p. 34. 3 January, 1908.
  5. ↑ The Navy List (October, 1908). p. 309.
  6. ↑ The Navy List (December, 1914). p. 304.
  7. ↑ Brand. Paper in the possession of the Liddle Collection, University of Leeds. p. 8.
  8. ↑ The proper spelling is Sempill... sic?
  9. ↑ The London Gazette: no. 31201. p. 2738. 25 February, 1919.
  10. ↑ The Navy List (August, 1919). p. 693.
  11. ↑ The London Gazette: "Supplement" no. 31931. p. 6315. 5 June, 1920.
  12. ↑ The London Gazette: no. 32722. p. 4715. 23 June, 1922.
  13. ↑ The London Gazette: no. 32981. p. 7327. 10 October, 1924.
  14. ↑ The London Gazette: no. 33376. p. 2741. 17 April, 1928.

Bibliography

  • "Admiral Mawbey" (Obituaries). The Times. Tuesday, 6 June, 1933. Issue 46463, col D, pg. 12.

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