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Admiral Maurice Woollcombe, C.B., Royal Navy, Retired (18 April, 1868 – 19 December, 1930) was an officer of the Royal Navy.

Woollcombe was appointed in command of H.M.S. Commonwealth on 1 October, 1913.^[1]

On 26 October, 1915, Wollcombe was appointed in command of the new battleship Valiant.^[2]

Woollcombe was promoted Rear-Admiral on 2 October, 1918 in the vacancy caused by the retirement of Rear-Admiral Charles William Keighly-Peach.^[3]

There is a photograph of him as Captain of Valiant in Crawford Scrapbook, Liddle Collection.

"Admiral Woollcombe" (Obituaries). The Times. Saturday, 20 December, 1930. Issue 45701, col D, pg. 14.

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 ==Early Life & Career==
 Woollcombe was appointed in command of [[H.M.S. Commonwealth (1903)|H.M.S. ''Commonwealth'']] on 1 October, 1913.<ref>''Navy List'' (October, 1915).  p. 393''b''.</ref>
+On 26 October, 1915, Wollcombe was appointed in command of the new battleship [[H.M.S. Valiant (1914)|''Valiant'']].<ref>''Navy List'' (December, 1916).  p. 398''u''.</ref>
 Woollcombe was promoted {{RearRN}} on 2 October, 1918 in the vacancy caused by the retirement of Rear-Admiral [[Charles William Keighly-Peach]].<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/30942/pages/11860 no. 30942.  p. 11860.]  8 October, 1918.</ref>