Henry Lancelot Mawbey
From The Dreadnought Project
Admiral Henry Lancelot Mawbey, C.B., C.V.O., Royal Navy, Retired (17 June, 1870 – 4 June, 1933) was an officer of the Royal Navy.
Before joining the Navy, Mawbey was educated at Cordwalles, a private school in Maidenhead.[1]
When informed that one of his Sub-Lieutenants, E. S. Brand, had been requested to commission H.M.S. Valiant, Mawbey summoned the young man and after being told that he intended to take up the appointment, he told Brand: "I hope you have a bloody rotten time there and if you do, don't blame me, blame Forbes-Semphill!"[2]
Mawbey was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral on 10 February, 1919, vice Boyle.[3]
Footnotes
- ↑ "Admiral Mawbey" (Obituaries). The Times. Wednesday, 7 June, 1933. Issue 46464, col B, pg. 14.
- ↑ Brand. Paper in the possession of the Liddle Collection, University of Leeds. p. 8.
- ↑ London Gazette: no. 31201. p. 2738. 25 February, 1919.
Bibliography
- "Admiral Mawbey" (Obituaries). The Times. Tuesday, 6 June, 1933. Issue 46463, col D, pg. 12.
