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Maxwell-Hyslop served as a R.N.A.S. airship pilot during the [[Great War]]. As a young man, he was the Grand Fleet's heavyweight boxing champion, though he was himself a light heavyweight. | Maxwell-Hyslop served as a R.N.A.S. airship pilot during the [[Great War]]. As a young man, he was the Grand Fleet's heavyweight boxing champion, though he was himself a light heavyweight. | ||
− | He was awarded the [[Albert Medal]] for his conduct when an 8-in gun turret in {{UK-Devonshire}} exploded in the manoeuvres of 1929. His son Robin would become a Member of Parliament for Tiverton. | + | He was awarded the [[Albert Medal]] for his conduct when an 8-in gun turret in {{UK-Devonshire}} exploded in the manoeuvres of 1929. |
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+ | He commanded the Torpoint shore establishment [[H.M.S. Raleigh (Shore Establishment)|H.M.S. ''Raleigh'']] from January, 1945 to June, 1946. | ||
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+ | His son Robin would become a Member of Parliament for Tiverton. | ||
==See Also== | ==See Also== |
Revision as of 09:47, 15 October 2018
Captain Alexander Henry Maxwell-Hyslop, (25 May, 1895 – 28 August, 1978) served in the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
Maxwell-Hyslop served as a R.N.A.S. airship pilot during the Great War. As a young man, he was the Grand Fleet's heavyweight boxing champion, though he was himself a light heavyweight.
He was awarded the Albert Medal for his conduct when an 8-in gun turret in Devonshire exploded in the manoeuvres of 1929.
He commanded the Torpoint shore establishment H.M.S. Raleigh from January, 1945 to June, 1946.
His son Robin would become a Member of Parliament for Tiverton.
See Also
Bibliography
- Obituary. The Times 1 September 1978, p. 14.
Naval Appointments | ||
Preceded by Reginald Ramsbotham |
Captain of H.M.S. Laburnum 10 Aug, 1933[1] |
Succeeded by ? |
Preceded by ? |
Captain of Communication Training Establishment H.M.S. Impregnable 14 Sep, 1936[2] |
Succeeded by ? |
Preceded by Charles S. Bell |
Captain of H.M.S. Durban Jul, 1939[3] – Mar, 1940[4] |
Succeeded by Francis C. Flynn |
Preceded by The Hon. Guy H. E. Russell |
Captain of H.M.S. Cumberland Dec, 1941[5] – Dec, 1943[6] |
Succeeded by William Y. La R. Beverley |
Preceded by The Hon. Guy H. E. Russell |
Captain of H.M.S. Nelson Dec, 1943[7] – Nov, 1944[8] |
Succeeded by Clifford Caslon |
Footnotes
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1934). p. 251.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1937). p. 250.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.