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Commander (retired) Desmond Maxwell (16 October, 1886 – ) was an officer in the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

Maxwell was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 31 December, 1908.[1]

Maxwell was appointed as Lieutenant & Commander of the first-class torpedo boat T.B. 35 on 16 April, 1912.[2]

Great War

Maxwell was appointed in command of the destroyer Bat on 3 February, 1914.[3]

Maxwell was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 31 December, 1916.[4]

Interbellum

He was appointed in command of the destroyer Woolston on 22 May, 1919.[5]

Maxwell was placed on the Retired List at his own request with the rank of Commander on 17 March, 1927.[6]

World War II

Maxwell was called up in 1938 for work on the Staff of the Naval Officer in Charge, Clyde as Senior Equipment Officer. In late 2942 he was re-appointed in continuation, being now known as Senior Naval Equipment Officer (T) on the staff of the Flag Officer in Charge, Glasgow. In 1943, similar work continued on the East Coast of Scotland.[7]

See Also

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
Henry P. Boxer
Captain of H.M. T.B. 071
24 Oct, 1911[8] – 16 Apr, 1912[9]
Succeeded by
William P. English
Preceded by
Herbert W. Wyld
Captain of H.M. T.B. 35
16 Apr, 1912[10][11] – Feb, 1914[12]
Succeeded by
Arthur K. Betty
Preceded by
Roy Bacchus
Captain of H.M.S. Bat
3 Feb, 1914[13] – 9 Dec, 1915[14]
Succeeded by
George A. Scott
Preceded by
Donald P. MacGregor
Captain of H.M.S. Arun
9 Dec, 1915[15] – 2 Apr, 1916[16]
Succeeded by
George A. Scott
Preceded by
New Command
Captain of H.M.S. Narborough
4 Apr, 1916[17] – 7 May, 1916[18]
Succeeded by
Geoffrey Corlett
Preceded by
Hugh J. Woodward
Captain of H.M.S. Hind
Apr, 1916[19] – 12 Nov, 1916[20]
Succeeded by
Frank A. Rothera
Preceded by
New Command
Captain of H.M.S. Rigorous
12 Nov, 1916[21][22] – 14 May, 1918[23]
Succeeded by
Richard M. King
Preceded by
New Command
Captain of H.M.S. Serene
3 Apr, 1919[24][25] – 7 May, 1919[26]
Succeeded by
Herbert W. Wyld
Preceded by
Alexander S. Douglas
Captain of H.M.S. Woolston
22 May, 1919[27][28] – 14 Jul, 1921[29]
Succeeded by
Hamilton E. Snepp

Footnotes

  1. Maxwell Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/50/256. f. ?.
  2. The Navy List. (March, 1913). p. 399.
  3. The Navy List. (January, 1915). p. 280.
  4. Maxwell Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/50/256. f. ?.
  5. The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 901.
  6. Maxwell Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/50/256. f. ?.
  7. Maxwell Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/50/256. f. ?.
  8. Maxwell Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/50/256. f. ?.
  9. Maxwell Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/50/256. f. ?.
  10. Maxwell Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/50/256. f. ?.
  11. The Navy List. (December, 1913). p. 400.
  12. Maxwell Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/50/256. f. ?.
  13. The Navy List. (October, 1915). p. 392i.
  14. Maxwell Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/50/256. f. ?.
  15. Maxwell Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/50/256. f. ?.
  16. Maxwell Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/50/256. f. ?.
  17. Maxwell Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/50/256. f. ?.
  18. Maxwell Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/50/256. f. ?.
  19. The Navy List. (October, 1916). p. 395e.
  20. Maxwell Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/50/256. f. ?.
  21. Maxwell Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/50/256. f. ?.
  22. The Navy List. (November, 1917). p. 397n.
  23. Maxwell Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/50/256. f. ?.
  24. Maxwell Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/50/256. f. ?.
  25. The Navy List. (May, 1919). p. 906.
  26. Maxwell Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/50/256. f. ?.
  27. Maxwell Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/50/256. f. ?.
  28. The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 901.
  29. Maxwell Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/50/256. f. ?.

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