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[[Rear-Admiral (Royal Navy)|Rear-Admiral]] S<small>IR</small> '''Wellwood George Courtenay Maxwell''', K.B.E., C.M.G., D.L. (11 August, 1882 &ndash; 9 July, 1965) was an officer in the [[Royal Navy]].
 
[[Rear-Admiral (Royal Navy)|Rear-Admiral]] S<small>IR</small> '''Wellwood George Courtenay Maxwell''', K.B.E., C.M.G., D.L. (11 August, 1882 &ndash; 9 July, 1965) was an officer in the [[Royal Navy]].
  
Commander in [[H.M.A.S. Australia (1911)|H.M.A.S. ''Australia'']] before the end of the war.  Commanded [[H.M.S. Lord Clive (1915)|H.M.S. ''Lord Clive'']] in 1921.  On 2 February 1922 became Maintenance Commander on the staff of the Commander-in-Chief at Rosyth.
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Maxwell was commander in [[H.M.A.S. Australia (1911)|H.M.A.S. ''Australia'']] before the end of the war.   
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He commanded the {{UK-LordClive|f=tp}} in 1921.  On 2 February 1922 became Maintenance Commander on the staff of the Commander-in-Chief at Rosyth.
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He commanded {{UK-Valiant}} from December 1931 until August 1933.{{MackieRNW}}
  
 
==Bibliography==
 
==Bibliography==

Revision as of 16:24, 17 October 2012

Rear-Admiral SIR Wellwood George Courtenay Maxwell, K.B.E., C.M.G., D.L. (11 August, 1882 – 9 July, 1965) was an officer in the Royal Navy.

Maxwell was commander in H.M.A.S. Australia before the end of the war.

He commanded the monitor H.M.S. Lord Clive in 1921. On 2 February 1922 became Maintenance Commander on the staff of the Commander-in-Chief at Rosyth.

He commanded Valiant from December 1931 until August 1933.[1]

Bibliography

  • "Rear-Admiral Sir Wellwood Maxwell" (Obituaries). The Times. Monday, 12 July, 1965. Issue 56371, col G, pg. 12.

Service Record


Naval Appointments
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  1. Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.