Alexander Henry Maxwell-Hyslop
From The Dreadnought Project
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. 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 Charles S. Bell |
Captain of H.M.S. Durban Jul, 1939[1] – Mar, 1940[2] |
Succeeded by Francis C. Flynn |
| Preceded by The Hon. Guy H. E. Russell |
Captain of H.M.S. Cumberland Dec, 1941[3] – Dec, 1943[4] |
Succeeded by William Y. La R. Beverley |
| Preceded by The Hon. Guy H. E. Russell |
Captain of H.M.S. Nelson Dec, 1943[5] – Nov, 1944[6] |
Succeeded by Clifford Caslon |
Footnotes
- ↑ 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.
