Maurice Mansergh

Sir Maurice Mansergh
Born 1896
Died 1966
Allegiance United Kingdom United Kingdom
Service/branch Royal Navy
Years of service 1914–1954
Rank Admiral
Commands held HMS Gambia
15th Cruiser Squadron
3rd Aircraft Carrier Squadron
Plymouth Command
Battles/wars World War I
World War II
Awards Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath
Commander of the Order of the British Empire

Admiral Sir Maurice James Mansergh KCB CBE (1896–1966) was a Royal Navy officer who went on to be Commander-in-Chief, Plymouth.

Mansergh joined the Royal Navy in 1914 at the start of World War I.[1] He served on the staff of the Commander-in-Chief, Mediterranean Fleet from 1934 and then became Executive Officer on the battleship HMS Rodney from 1936.[1] In 1939 he became Director of the Trade Division at the Admiralty where his main role was the protection of shipping.[2]

He served in World War II as Deputy Assistant Chief of the Naval Staff (Trade) and then, from 1941, as Captain of the cruiser HMS Gambia.[1][3] He was made Deputy Chief of Staff and subsequently Chief of Staff to the Allied Naval Commander-in-Chief for the Normandy Invasion Expeditionary Force in 1943.[1]

After the War he became Commodore commanding 15th Cruiser Squadron and then, from 1946, he became Naval Secretary.[1] He was appointed Commander of the 3rd Aircraft Carrier Squadron in 1948 and Fifth Sea Lord and Deputy Chief of Naval Staff (Air) in 1949.[1] His last appointment was as Commander-in-Chief, Plymouth in 1951.[1] He retired in 1954.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Liddell Hart Centre for Military Archives
  2. ↑ B. B. Schofield. The Defeat of the U-Boats during World War II. Journal of Contemporary History 16 (1) The Second World War: Part 1 (Jan., 1981), 119-129. Sage Publications, Ltd.
  3. ↑ "The Imperial Theme": HMS Gambia
Military offices
Preceded by
Claud Barry		 Naval Secretary
1946–1948 		Succeeded by
Peveril William-Powlett
Preceded by
Sir George Creasy		 Fifth Sea Lord
1949–1951 		Succeeded by
Sir Edmund Anstice
Preceded by
Sir Rhoderick McGrigor		 Commander-in-Chief, Plymouth
1951–1953 		Succeeded by
Sir Alexander Madden
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