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{{CommRN}} (retired) '''Owen Hugh Knox Maguire''', D.S.O. (19 September, 1885 – 8 April, 1924) served in the [[Royal Navy]].
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{{CommRN}} (retired) '''Owen Hugh Knox Maguire''', D.S.O., R.N. (19 September, 1885 – 8 April, 1924) served in the [[Royal Navy]].
  
 
==Life & Career==
 
==Life & Career==
 
Born in Monkstown, County Dublin.<ref>Maguire Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/50/154.|}}  f. ?.</ref>
 
Born in Monkstown, County Dublin.<ref>Maguire Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/50/154.|}}  f. ?.</ref>
  
In 1903, Maguire was thanked by the Commander-in-Chief for his gallant [illeg] in an event involving {{SubRN}} Pearse.<ref>Maguire Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/50/154.|}}  f. ?.</ref>
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In 1903, Maguire was thanked by the Commander-in-Chief for his gallant conduct in the drowning of {{SubRN}} Pearse.<ref>Maguire Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/50/154.|}}  f. ?.</ref>
  
Maguire was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 1 April, 1908.  He was placed on the Retired List as unfit on 11 July, 1910.<ref>Maguire Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/50/154.|}}  f. ?.</ref>
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Maguire was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 1 April, 1908.  Suffering from tuberculosis, he was placed on the Retired List as unfit on 11 July, 1910.<ref>Maguire Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/50/154.|}}  f. ?.</ref>
  
 
Maguire was promoted to the rank of {{LCommRN}} on 1 April, 1916.<ref>Maguire Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/50/154.|}}  f. ?.</ref>
 
Maguire was promoted to the rank of {{LCommRN}} on 1 April, 1916.<ref>Maguire Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/50/154.|}}  f. ?.</ref>
  
Maguire was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} in recognition of his wartime service, dated 11 November, 1918.  In 1920, he proceeded to Italy, intending to stay for eight months.<ref>Maguire Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/50/154.|}}  f. ?.</ref>
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Maguire was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} in recognition of his wartime service, dated 11 November, 1918.  He reverted to the Retired List on 2 November 1919 and was granted permission to proceed to Algiers for six months.  In 1920, he proceeded to Italy, intending to stay for eight months.<ref>Maguire Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/50/154.|}}  f. ?.</ref>
  
 
==See Also==
 
==See Also==

Revision as of 12:06, 31 October 2022

Commander (retired) Owen Hugh Knox Maguire, D.S.O., R.N. (19 September, 1885 – 8 April, 1924) served in the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

Born in Monkstown, County Dublin.[1]

In 1903, Maguire was thanked by the Commander-in-Chief for his gallant conduct in the drowning of Sub-Lieutenant Pearse.[2]

Maguire was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 1 April, 1908. Suffering from tuberculosis, he was placed on the Retired List as unfit on 11 July, 1910.[3]

Maguire was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 1 April, 1916.[4]

Maguire was promoted to the rank of Commander in recognition of his wartime service, dated 11 November, 1918. He reverted to the Retired List on 2 November 1919 and was granted permission to proceed to Algiers for six months. In 1920, he proceeded to Italy, intending to stay for eight months.[5]

See Also

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
Henry C. Halahan
Captain of H.M.S. Bustard
18 Nov, 1914[6] – late 1915
Succeeded by
Ernest C. Miller

Footnotes

  1. Maguire Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/154. f. ?.
  2. Maguire Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/154. f. ?.
  3. Maguire Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/154. f. ?.
  4. Maguire Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/154. f. ?.
  5. Maguire Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/154. f. ?.
  6. The Navy List. (October, 1915). p. 392o.