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[[Admiral (Royal Navy)|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]]. | |||
When informed that one of his Sub-Lieutenants, [[Eric Sydney Brand|E. S. Brand]], had been requested to commission [[HMS Valiant (1914)|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!"<sup>1</sup> | When informed that one of his Sub-Lieutenants, [[Eric Sydney Brand|E. S. Brand]], had been requested to commission [[HMS Valiant (1914)|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!"<sup>1</sup> | ||
==Notes== | ==Notes== | ||
# Brand, p. 8. Paper in the possession of the Liddle Collection, University of Leeds. | # Brand, p. 8. Paper in the possession of the Liddle Collection, University of Leeds. | ||
[[Category:1870 births|1870 births]] | |||
[[Category:1933 deaths|Mawbey]] | |||
[[Category:Personalities|Personalities]] | |||
[[Category:Captains of H.M.S. Dominion (1903)|Mawbey]] | |||
[[Category:Captains of H.M.S. Agincourt (1913)|Mawbey]] | |||
[[Category:Royal Navy Admirals|Royal Navy Admirals]] | |||
[[Category:Royal Navy Flag Officers|Royal Navy Flag Officers]] | |||
Revision as of 21:57, 24 December 2008
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.
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!"1
Notes
- Brand, p. 8. Paper in the possession of the Liddle Collection, University of Leeds.
