Maurice Baldwin Raymond Blackwood

Captain (retired) Maurice Baldwin Raymond Blackwood, D.S.O. (22 September, 1882 – 26 August, 1941) served in the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

Born in Malta, the son of Sir Francis Blackwood, Bart..

Blackwood was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 30 September, 1904.

Blackwood was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 30 September, 1912.

Blackwood was promoted to the rank of Commander on 31 December, 1916.

Blackwood was appointed in command of the trawler Thomas Twinsy and for command of Unit 4 group of trawlers on 9 November, 1917. Superseded on 7 January, 1918.

Post-War

Blackwood was placed on the Retired List at his own request on 10 July 1922.

Blackwood was promoted to the rank of Captain (retired) on 22 September, 1927.

See Also

• Service Records
• Wikipedia

Naval Appointments
Preceded by Richard F. H. H. Mahon	Captain of H.M. T.B. 13 21 Jan, 1909 – 30 Apr, 1910	Succeeded by Ernest G. H. Du Boulay
Preceded by Evelyn L. Beridge Boothby	Captain of H.M.S. Greyhound 30 Apr, 1910 – 15 Aug, 1910	Succeeded by Thomas G. Carter
Preceded by Thomas G. Carter	Captain of H.M.S. Cynthia 15 Aug, 1910 – 26 Aug, 1910	Succeeded by Frederick C. Corbyn
Preceded by William D. Paton	Captain of H.M.S. Cherwell 26 Aug, 1910 – 31 Jan, 1911	Succeeded by Robert H. B. Hammond-Chambers
Preceded by Gilbert C. Heathcote	Captain of H.M.S. Janus Apr, 1911 – 21 Aug, 1911	Succeeded by Wellwood G. C. Maxwell
Preceded by Richard O. B. Bridgeman	Captain of H.M.S. Woodcock 21 Aug, 1911 – 14 Aug, 1914	Succeeded by Charles G. P. Jones
Preceded by Arthur B. S. Dutton	Captain of H.M.S. Lookout 23 Jan, 1915 – 4 Apr, 1917	Succeeded by George H. Creswell
Preceded by Frank Powell	Captain of H.M.S. Syringa 7 Jan, 1918 – 1 Apr, 1918	Succeeded by Montague R. Bernard
Preceded by Edward C. Boyle as Captain of H.M.S. Platypus	Captain of H.M.A.S. Platypus 13 Jul, 1922	Succeeded by James C. J. Soutter