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'''Henry Bradford Maltby''', ( – ) served in the [[Royal Navy]].
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{{RearRN}} '''Henry Bradford Maltby''', (15 August, 1886 – 25 December, 1940) served in the [[Royal Navy]].
  
 
==Life & Career==
 
==Life & Career==
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The son of Lieutenant [[Gerald Rivers Maltby|G. R. Maltby]] was born in Winchester.
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Maltby was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 31 August, 1908.<ref>Maltby Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/50/293.|}} f. 318.</ref>
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Maltby was appointed to the {{UK-Erin|f=t}} from 5 August 1914 to 14 August 1917, seeing action at the [[Battle of Jutland]]. He was promoted to the rank of {{LCommRN}} on 31 August, 1916.  He later served in the {{UK-Fearless|f=t}} for nine months, and then served in {{UK-Lion|f=p}} as first officer from 3 May 1918 to 5 May, 1919.<ref>Maltby Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/50/293.|}} f. 318.</ref>
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Maltby was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on 31 August, 1920.<ref>Maltby Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/50/293.|}} f. 318.</ref>
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Maltby was promoted to the rank of {{CaptRN}} on 31 December, 1927.<ref>Maltby Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/50/293.|}} f. 318.</ref>
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Maltby was promoted to the rank of {{RearRN}} on 10 January, 1939 and was placed on the Retired List the following day at his own request.<ref>Maltby Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/50/293.|}} f. 318.</ref>
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==World War II==
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Maltby was made a Commodore of Convoys, with a rank in the [[Royal Naval Reserve]].  He was presumed killed on Christmas Day, 1940 when in S. S. ''Jumna'' as part of convoy O.B. 260, sink with all hands by the German {{DE-AdmiralHipper|f=t}}.
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* [[H.M.S. Erin at the Battle of Jutland]]
 
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Latest revision as of 16:47, 31 October 2022

Rear-Admiral Henry Bradford Maltby, (15 August, 1886 – 25 December, 1940) served in the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

The son of Lieutenant G. R. Maltby was born in Winchester.

Maltby was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 31 August, 1908.[1]

Maltby was appointed to the battleship Erin from 5 August 1914 to 14 August 1917, seeing action at the Battle of Jutland. He was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 31 August, 1916. He later served in the destroyer Fearless for nine months, and then served in H.M.S. Lion as first officer from 3 May 1918 to 5 May, 1919.[2]

Maltby was promoted to the rank of Commander on 31 August, 1920.[3]

Maltby was promoted to the rank of Captain on 31 December, 1927.[4]

Maltby was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral on 10 January, 1939 and was placed on the Retired List the following day at his own request.[5]

World War II

Maltby was made a Commodore of Convoys, with a rank in the Royal Naval Reserve. He was presumed killed on Christmas Day, 1940 when in S. S. Jumna as part of convoy O.B. 260, sink with all hands by the German Template:DE-AdmiralHipper.

See Also

Bibliography

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
Reginald V. Holt
Captain in Charge of H.M. Naval Establishments, Bermuda
16 Oct, 1930[6][7] – 23 Nov, 1932[8]
Succeeded by
Francis H. G. Walker
as Captain in Charge, H.M. Naval Establishment, Bermuda
Preceded by
James V. V. Magrane
as Captain Superintendent, Sheerness Dockyard
Captain Superintendent H.M. Dockyard, Sheerness
4 Sep, 1935[9][10] – 15 Dec, 1937[11]
Succeeded by
Hugh R. Marrack
as Commodore Superintendent H.M. Dockyard, Sheerness
Preceded by
Edward C. Denison
as Captain in Charge, H.M. Naval Establishment, Bermuda
Captain in Charge of H.M. Naval Establishments, Bermuda
4 Feb, 1938[12] – Dec, 1938[13]
Succeeded by
James Powell
as Naval Officer in Charge, Bermuda Royal Dockyard

Footnotes

  1. Maltby Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/293. f. 318.
  2. Maltby Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/293. f. 318.
  3. Maltby Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/293. f. 318.
  4. Maltby Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/293. f. 318.
  5. Maltby Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/293. f. 318.
  6. Maltby Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/293. f. 318.
  7. The Navy List. (July, 1931). p. 252.
  8. Maltby Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/293. f. 318.
  9. Maltby Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/293. f. 318.
  10. The Navy List. (July, 1937). p. 196.
  11. Maltby Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/293. f. 318.
  12. Maltby Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/293. f. 318.
  13. Maltby Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/293. f. 318.