Maurice Pascal Alers Hankey, First Baron Hankey
THE RIGHT HONOURABLE Maurice Pascal Alers Hankey, First Baron Hankey, G.C.B., G.C.M.G., G.C.V.O., P.C., R.M. (1 April, 1877 – 26 January, 1963) was an officer of the Royal Marine Artillery.
Life & Career
Hankey was commissioned Second Lieutenant in the Royal Marine Artillery on 1 April, 1895.
He was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 1 July, 1896.
He was promoted to the rank of Captain on 10 August, 1899 and served as an assistant to the Mediterranean Station's Fleet Intelligence Officer.[1]
He was seconded for duty on the Marine Staff of the Naval Intelligence Department on 1 April, 1902.
He was appointed to the rank of Temporary Major on 25 July, 1906, and reverted to the rank of Captain on 4 January, 1907.
From 6 May, 1907, to 9 January, 1908, he was appointed to Queen as Intelligence Officer in the Mediterranean Fleet.
Committee of Imperial Defence
On 15 January, 1908, Hankey was appointed Naval Assistant Secretary to the Committee of Imperial Defence. His appointment was extended by two years from 14 January, 1911.
Hankey was appointed Secretary to the C.I.D. from 1 May, 1912. He was placed on the Retired List of the Royal Marine Artillery on 23 June.
Great War
On 22 October, 1914, he was appointed temporary Lieutenant-Colonel on the Retired List, in which rank he was confirmed on 11 November, 1918.
Post-War
On 5 November, 1929, he was promoted to Colonel on the Retired List.
He was ennobled as Baron Hankey of the Chart in the County of Surrey on 7 February, 1939.
Papers
Service Records
- The National Archives. ADM 196/62.
Footnotes
- ↑ Lambert, "Strategic Command and Control for Manoeuvre Warfare", p.371.
Biliography
- Lambert, Nicholas A., "Strategic Command and Control for Manoeuvre Warfare: Creation of the Royal Navy's "War Room" System, 1905-1915", The Journal of Military History, Vol. 69, No. 2, pp.361-410.
