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==Life & Career==
 
==Life & Career==
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The son of E. D. Mansfield, Esq..
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Mansfield was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 15 May, 1916.
 
Mansfield was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 15 May, 1916.
  
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Latest revision as of 15:40, 7 April 2022

Vice-Admiral SIR John Maurice Mansfield, K.C.B., D.S.O., D.S.C., R.N. (22 December, 1893 – 4 February, 1949) was an officer in the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

The son of E. D. Mansfield, Esq..

Mansfield was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 15 May, 1916.

Mansfield was appointed in command of the submarine H 42 on 7 October, 1918.[1]

Mansfield was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 15 May, 1924.

Mansfield was promoted to the rank of Commander on 30 June, 1929.

Mansfield was promoted to the rank of Captain on 30 June, 1934. Appendicitis in 1936.

Mansfield was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral on 12 January, 1943.

Mansfield was promoted to the rank of Vice-Admiral on 15 September, 1946.

Mansfield died of colon cancer.

See Also

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
Ralph E. Snook 		Captain of H.M.S. C 20
17 Jul, 1917 – 10 Sep, 1918 		Succeeded by
?
Preceded by
New Command 		Captain of H.M.S. H 42
7 Oct, 1918[2] – Mar, 1921 		Succeeded by
Paul L. Eddis
Preceded by
Donal S. McGrath 		Captain of H.M.S. Viceroy
11 Nov, 1929 – Nov, 1930 		Succeeded by
Harry H. J. Hodgson
Preceded by
Hugh S. Bowlby 		Captain of H.M.S. Broke
? – 19 Jul, 1935[3] 		Succeeded by
Hugh S. Bowlby
Preceded by
Cuthbert F. B. Bowlby 		Captain of H.M.S. Broke
1 Jul, 1935 – 24 Jul, 1935 		Succeeded by
Hugh S. Bowlby
Preceded by
Louis H. K. Hamilton 		Captain of H.M.S. Norfolk
19 Oct, 1937 – 10 May, 1939 		Succeeded by
Eric W. Bush
Preceded by
Eric W. Bush 		Captain of H.M.S. Devonshire
10 May, 1939 – 29 Oct, 1940[4] 		Succeeded by
Robert D. Oliver
Preceded by
Cecil H. J. Harcourt 		Rear-Admiral Commanding, Fifteenth Cruiser Squadron
1 Jan, 1944[5] – 21 Mar, 1945[6] 		Succeeded by
Maurice J. Mansergh
as Commodore Commanding, Fifteenth Cruiser Suadron
Preceded by
Randolph S. G. Nicholson 		Flag Officer and Admiral Superintendent, Ceylon
Sep, 1945[7] – Aug, 1946[8] 		Succeeded by
?
Preceded by
George E. Creasy 		Flag Officer, Submarines
31 Oct, 1946[9] – 8 Apr, 1948[10] 		Succeeded by
Guy Grantham

Footnotes

  1. ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 782a.
  2. ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 782a.
  3. ↑ Bowlby Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/117/171. f. 171.
  4. ↑ Oliver Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/117/58. f. 58.
  5. ↑ Mansfield Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/56/567. f. 56.
  6. ↑ Mansfield Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/56/567. f. 56.
  7. ↑ Mansfield Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/56/567. f. 56.
  8. ↑ Mansfield Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/56/567. f. 56.
  9. ↑ Mansfield Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/56/567. f. 56.
  10. ↑ Mansfield Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/56/567. f. 56.

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