Difference between revisions of "Alexander Henry Maxwell-Hyslop"
From The Dreadnought Project
(Update appts) |
|||
| Line 25: | Line 25: | ||
<div name=fredbot:appts>{{TabApptsBegin}} | <div name=fredbot:appts>{{TabApptsBegin}} | ||
{{TabNaval}} | {{TabNaval}} | ||
| + | {{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''?'''|'''[[H.M.S. Impregnable (Training Ship)|Captain of Communication Training Establishment H.M.S. ''Impregnable'']]'''<br>14 Sep, 1936{{NLJul37|p. 250}}|Succeeded by<br>'''?'''}} | ||
{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Charles Stuart Bell|Charles S. Bell]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Durban (1919)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Durban'']]'''<br>Jul, 1939{{MackieRNW}} – Mar, 1940{{MackieRNW}}|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Francis Cyril Flynn|Francis C. Flynn]]'''}} | {{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Charles Stuart Bell|Charles S. Bell]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Durban (1919)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Durban'']]'''<br>Jul, 1939{{MackieRNW}} – Mar, 1940{{MackieRNW}}|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Francis Cyril Flynn|Francis C. Flynn]]'''}} | ||
{{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>Dec, 1941{{MackieRNW}} – Dec, 1943{{MackieRNW}}|Succeeded by<br>'''[[William Yorke La Roche Beverley|William Y. La R. Beverley]]'''}} | {{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>Dec, 1941{{MackieRNW}} – Dec, 1943{{MackieRNW}}|Succeeded by<br>'''[[William Yorke La Roche Beverley|William Y. La R. Beverley]]'''}} | ||
Revision as of 12:44, 18 June 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. 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 ? |
Captain of Communication Training Establishment H.M.S. Impregnable 14 Sep, 1936[1] |
Succeeded by ? |
| Preceded by Charles S. Bell |
Captain of H.M.S. Durban Jul, 1939[2] – Mar, 1940[3] |
Succeeded by Francis C. Flynn |
| Preceded by The Hon. Guy H. E. Russell |
Captain of H.M.S. Cumberland Dec, 1941[4] – Dec, 1943[5] |
Succeeded by William Y. La R. Beverley |
| Preceded by The Hon. Guy H. E. Russell |
Captain of H.M.S. Nelson Dec, 1943[6] – Nov, 1944[7] |
Succeeded by Clifford Caslon |
Footnotes
- ↑ 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.
