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==Life & Career==
 
==Life & Career==
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The son of a farmer, P. Manwaring.
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The son of a farmer, P. Manwaring.<ref>Manwaring Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/54/92.|}} f. 93.</ref>
  
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Manwaring was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 15 May, 1914.
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Manwaring was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 15 May, 1914.<ref>Manwaring Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/54/92.|}} f. 93.</ref>
  
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Manwaring was promoted to the rank of {{LCommRN}} on 15 May, 1922.
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Manwaring was promoted to the rank of {{LCommRN}} on 15 May, 1922.<ref>Manwaring Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/54/92.|}} f. 93.</ref>
  
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Manwaring was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on 31 December, 1927.
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Manwaring was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on 31 December, 1927.<ref>Manwaring Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/54/92.|}} f. 93.</ref>
  
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Manwaring was promoted to the rank of {{CaptRN}} on 30 June, 1935.
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Manwaring was promoted to the rank of {{CaptRN}} on 30 June, 1935.<ref>Manwaring Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/54/92.|}} f. 93.</ref>
  
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He was placed on the Retired List on 7 July, 1944.
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==World War II==
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Manwaring was appointed in command of the {{UK-Cornwall|f=pt}} in November 1940.  She sank the German raider ''Pinguin'' in the Indian Ocean in May 1941, but the Admiralty opined that his ship's fighting organisation was such that the enemy might well have escaped and/or inflicted much more serious damage upon ''Cornwall'', and that "this can only be considered a serious reflection on [Manwaring] as commanding officer."<ref>Manwaring Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/54/92.|}} f. 93.</ref>
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Manwaring was placed on the Retired List on 7 July, 1944.<ref>Manwaring Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/54/92.|}} f. 93.</ref>
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He as reverted to the Retired List on 20 November, 1946.
  
 
==See Also==
 
==See Also==

Revision as of 07:59, 30 March 2022

Captain (retired) Percival Clive Wickham Manwaring, (16 April, 1892 – 29 April, 1953) served in the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

The son of a farmer, P. Manwaring.[1]

Manwaring was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 15 May, 1914.[2]

Manwaring was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 15 May, 1922.[3]

Manwaring was promoted to the rank of Commander on 31 December, 1927.[4]

Manwaring was promoted to the rank of Captain on 30 June, 1935.[5]

World War II

Manwaring was appointed in command of the heavy cruiser H.M.S. Cornwall in November 1940. She sank the German raider Pinguin in the Indian Ocean in May 1941, but the Admiralty opined that his ship's fighting organisation was such that the enemy might well have escaped and/or inflicted much more serious damage upon Cornwall, and that "this can only be considered a serious reflection on [Manwaring] as commanding officer."[6]

Manwaring was placed on the Retired List on 7 July, 1944.[7]

He as reverted to the Retired List on 20 November, 1946.

See Also

Bibliography

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
Robert N. Marshall 		Captain of H.M.S. Moorhen
8 May, 1919 – 19 Jun, 1921 		Succeeded by
Victor P. Alleyne
Preceded by
George A. Scott 		Captain of H.M.S. Stormcloud
29 Jun, 1921 – 18 Mar, 1922 		Succeeded by
William S. Bardwell
Preceded by
Charles F. Bush 		Captain of H.M.S. Venturous
21 Apr, 1922[8] – Jan, 1923 		Succeeded by
George A. Scott
Preceded by
Ambrose T. N. Abbay 		Captain of H.M.S. Sepoy
1 Feb, 1923 – Jul, 1923 		Succeeded by
Kenneth G. Ramsey
Preceded by
Kenneth G. Ramsey 		Captain of H.M.S. Wild Swan
Aug, 1923[9] – Feb, 1925 		Succeeded by
Alban T. B. Curteis
Preceded by
Hugh B. Wrey 		Captain of H.M.S. Wolfhound
4 May, 1925[10] – 28 Dec, 1927 		Succeeded by
Robert A. Cassidi
Preceded by
William S. Bardwell 		Captain of H.M.S. Cockchafer
20 Aug, 1928[11] – Sep, 1930 		Succeeded by
Douglas Young-Jamieson
Preceded by
Charles W. V. T. S. Lepper 		Captain of H.M.S. Wallace
30 May, 1932[12] – 8 Aug, 1932 		Succeeded by
Arthur L. St. G. Lyster
Preceded by
Victor A. C. Crutchley 		Senior Officer, First Minesweeping Flotilla
2 Apr, 1936[13] – 14 Apr, 1938[14] 		Succeeded by
Robert O. FitzRoy
Preceded by
Charles F. Hammill 		Captain of H.M.S. Cornwall
20 Nov, 1940 – 7 Jun, 1942 		Succeeded by
Vessel Lost

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Manwaring Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/54/92. f. 93.
  2. ↑ Manwaring Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/54/92. f. 93.
  3. ↑ Manwaring Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/54/92. f. 93.
  4. ↑ Manwaring Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/54/92. f. 93.
  5. ↑ Manwaring Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/54/92. f. 93.
  6. ↑ Manwaring Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/54/92. f. 93.
  7. ↑ Manwaring Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/54/92. f. 93.
  8. ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1923). p. 828.
  9. ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1924). p. 289.
  10. ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1927). p. 290. 2 May given here.
  11. ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1929). p. 225.
  12. ↑ "Naval Appointments." The Times (London, England), Thursday, May 26, 1932, Issue 46143, p.19.
  13. ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1937). p. 246.
  14. ↑ "1st Minesweeping Flotilla." The Times (London, England), 14 Apr. 1938, p. 17.

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