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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]].
  
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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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==Life & Career==
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Maxwell was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 30 September, 1908.<ref>Maxwell Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/48.|D7603952}} f. 451.</ref>
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Maxwell was promoted to the rank of {{LCommRN}} on 30 September, 1912.<ref>Maxwell Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/48.|D7603952}} f. 451.</ref>
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Maxwell was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on 31 December, 1915.<ref>Maxwell Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/48.|D7603952}} f. 451.</ref>
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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.<ref>Maxwell Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/48.|D7603952}} f. 451.</ref>
  
 
As a commander, he was appointed in command of the {{UK-LordClive|f=tp}} on 15 December, 1920.{{NLJan21|p. 802}}  On 2 February 1922, he became Maintenance Commander on the staff of the Commander-in-Chief at Rosyth.
 
As a commander, he was appointed in command of the {{UK-LordClive|f=tp}} on 15 December, 1920.{{NLJan21|p. 802}}  On 2 February 1922, he became Maintenance Commander on the staff of the Commander-in-Chief at Rosyth.
  
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In February 1925, he was appointed in command of the {{UK-Ceres|f=t}}.{{MackieRNW}}
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==Post-War==
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Maxwell was promoted to the rank of {{CaptRN}} on 30 June, 1922.<ref>Maxwell Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/48.|D7603952}} f. 451.</ref>
  
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Maxwell was made Captain of {{UK-Valiant}} in December 1931.{{MackieRNW}}
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In February 1925, he was appointed in command of the {{UK-Ceres|f=t}}.
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Maxwell was made Captain of {{UK-Valiant}} in December 1931.
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Maxwell was promoted to the rank of {{RearRN}} on 31 May, 1934 and was placed on the Retired List the following day.<ref>Maxwell Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/48.|D7603952}} f. 451.</ref>
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==World War II==
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Maxwell was mobilised on 26 September, 1938.<ref>Maxwell Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/48.|D7603952}} f. 451.</ref>
  
 
==Bibliography==
 
==Bibliography==
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*"Rear-Admiral Sir Wellwood Maxwell" (Obituaries).  ''The Times''.  Monday, 12 July, 1965.  Issue '''56371''', col G, pg. 12.
 
*"Rear-Admiral Sir Wellwood Maxwell" (Obituaries).  ''The Times''.  Monday, 12 July, 1965.  Issue '''56371''', col G, pg. 12.
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==Service Record==
 
==Service Record==
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*[http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/documentsonline/details-result.asp?Edoc_Id=7919504&queryType=1&resultcount=1 ADM 196/48]
 
*[http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/documentsonline/details-result.asp?Edoc_Id=7919504&queryType=1&resultcount=1 ADM 196/48]
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Revision as of 14:54, 25 May 2015

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.

Life & Career

Maxwell was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 30 September, 1908.[1]

Maxwell was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 30 September, 1912.[2]

Maxwell was promoted to the rank of Commander on 31 December, 1915.[3]

Maxwell was commander in H.M.A.S. Australia before the end of the war.[4]

As a commander, he was appointed in command of the monitor H.M.S. Lord Clive on 15 December, 1920.[5] On 2 February 1922, he became Maintenance Commander on the staff of the Commander-in-Chief at Rosyth.

Post-War

Maxwell was promoted to the rank of Captain on 30 June, 1922.[6]

In February 1925, he was appointed in command of the light cruiser Ceres.

Maxwell was made Captain of Valiant in December 1931.

Maxwell was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral on 31 May, 1934 and was placed on the Retired List the following day.[7]

World War II

Maxwell was mobilised on 26 September, 1938.[8]

Bibliography

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

Service Record

 

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Maxwell Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48. f. 451.
  2. ↑ Maxwell Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48. f. 451.
  3. ↑ Maxwell Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48. f. 451.
  4. ↑ Maxwell Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48. f. 451.
  5. ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 802.
  6. ↑ Maxwell Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48. f. 451.
  7. ↑ Maxwell Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48. f. 451.
  8. ↑ Maxwell Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48. f. 451.
  9. ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1915). p. 398t.
  10. ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1916). p. 395aa.
  11. ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 802.
  12. ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
  13. ↑ Day of month inferred from Archdale Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/90. f. 187.
  14. ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.

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