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− | '''Alexander Henry Maxwell-Hyslop''', ( – ) served in the [[Royal Navy]]. | + | {{CaptRN}} '''Alexander Henry Maxwell-Hyslop''', (25 May, 1895 – 28 August, 1978) served in the [[Royal Navy]]. |
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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. | ||
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+ | 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. | ||
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==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
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* [http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/results/r?_rv=simple&_q=ADM+Alexander+Henry+Maxwell-Hyslop Service Records] | * [http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/results/r?_rv=simple&_q=ADM+Alexander+Henry+Maxwell-Hyslop Service Records] | ||
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+ | * Obituary. ''The Times'' 1 September 1978, p. 14. | ||
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+ | {{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Harry Wetherherd Sharpe|Harry W. Sharpe]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Impregnable (Training Ship)|Captain of Communication Training Establishment H.M.S. ''Impregnable'']]'''<br>14 Sep, 1936{{NLJul37|p. 250}} – 14 Jul, 1937|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Morgan John Yeatman|Morgan J. Yeatman]]'''}} | ||
+ | {{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Charles Stuart Bell|Charles S. Bell]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Durban (1919)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Durban'']]'''<br>31 Jul, 1939 – 26 Nov, 1939|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Charles Stuart Bell|Charles S. Bell]]'''}} | ||
+ | {{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Guy Herbrand Edward Russell|The Hon. Guy H. E. Russell]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Cumberland (1926)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Cumberland'']]'''<br>4 Dec, 1941 – 16 Mar, 1942|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Robert Syme Denholm Armour|Robert S. D. Armour]]'''}} | ||
+ | {{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Michael Grant Goodenough|Michael G. Goodenough]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Cumberland (1926)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Cumberland'']]'''<br>13 Apr, 1942 – 16 Dec, 1943|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Francis John Butler|Francis J. Butler]]'''}} | ||
+ | {{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Guy Herbrand Edward Russell|The Hon. Guy H. E. Russell]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Nelson (1925)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Nelson'']]'''<br>9 Dec, 1943 – 2 Aug, 1944|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Alexander Francis Matheson|Alexander F. Matheson]]'''}} | ||
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Revision as of 08:29, 27 July 2020
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] – 23 Sep, 1935 |
Succeeded by ? |
Preceded by Harry W. Sharpe |
Captain of Communication Training Establishment H.M.S. Impregnable 14 Sep, 1936[2] – 14 Jul, 1937 |
Succeeded by Morgan J. Yeatman |
Preceded by Charles S. Bell |
Captain of H.M.S. Durban 31 Jul, 1939 – 26 Nov, 1939 |
Succeeded by Charles S. Bell |
Preceded by The Hon. Guy H. E. Russell |
Captain of H.M.S. Cumberland 4 Dec, 1941 – 16 Mar, 1942 |
Succeeded by Robert S. D. Armour |
Preceded by Michael G. Goodenough |
Captain of H.M.S. Cumberland 13 Apr, 1942 – 16 Dec, 1943 |
Succeeded by Francis J. Butler |
Preceded by The Hon. Guy H. E. Russell |
Captain of H.M.S. Nelson 9 Dec, 1943 – 2 Aug, 1944 |
Succeeded by Alexander F. Matheson |
Footnotes