Henry Bradford Maltby

Rear-Admiral Henry Bradford Maltby, (15 August, 1886 – 25 December, 1940) served in the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

The son of Lieutenant G. R. Maltby was born in Winchester.

Maltby was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 31 August, 1908.

Maltby was appointed to the battleship Erin from 5 August 1914 to 14 August 1917, seeing action at the Battle of Jutland. He was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 31 August, 1916. He later served in the destroyer Fearless for nine months, and then served in H.M.S. Lion as first officer from 3 May 1918 to 5 May, 1919.

Maltby was promoted to the rank of Commander on 31 August, 1920.

Maltby was promoted to the rank of Captain on 31 December, 1927.

Maltby was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral on 10 January, 1939 and was placed on the Retired List the following day at his own request.

World War II

Maltby was made a Commodore of Convoys, with a rank in the Royal Naval Reserve. He was presumed killed on Christmas Day, 1940 when in S. S. Jumna as part of convoy O.B. 260, sink with all hands by the German Template:DE-AdmiralHipper.

See Also

• Service Records
• H.M.S. Erin at the Battle of Jutland
• Wikipedia

Bibliography

Naval Appointments
Preceded by Reginald V. Holt	Captain in Charge of H.M. Naval Establishments, Bermuda 16 Oct, 1930 – 23 Nov, 1932	Succeeded by Francis H. G. Walker as Captain in Charge, H.M. Naval Establishment, Bermuda
Preceded by James V. V. Magrane as Captain Superintendent, Sheerness Dockyard	Captain Superintendent H.M. Dockyard, Sheerness 4 Sep, 1935 – 15 Dec, 1937	Succeeded by Hugh R. Marrack as Commodore Superintendent H.M. Dockyard, Sheerness
Preceded by Edward C. Denison as Captain in Charge, H.M. Naval Establishment, Bermuda	Captain in Charge of H.M. Naval Establishments, Bermuda 4 Feb, 1938 – Dec, 1938	Succeeded by James Powell as Naval Officer in Charge, Bermuda Royal Dockyard