Alexander Henry Maxwell-Hyslop
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Jump to navigationJump to searchCaptain Alexander Henry Maxwell-Hyslop, (25 May, 1895 – 28 August, 1978) served in the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
Maxwell-Hyslop served as a R.N.A.S. airship pilot during the Great War. As a young man, he was the Grand Fleet's heavyweight boxing champion, though he was himself a light heavyweight.
He was awarded the Albert Medal for his conduct when an 8-in gun turret in Devonshire exploded in the manoeuvres of 1929.
He commanded the Torpoint shore establishment H.M.S. Raleigh from January, 1945 to June, 1946.
His son Robin would become a Member of Parliament for Tiverton.
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Bibliography
- Obituary. The Times 1 September 1978, p. 14.
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by Reginald Ramsbotham |
Captain of H.M.S. Laburnum 10 Aug, 1933[1] – 23 Sep, 1935 |
Succeeded by ? |
| Preceded by Harry W. Sharpe |
Captain of Communication Training Establishment H.M.S. Impregnable 14 Sep, 1936[2] – 14 Jul, 1937 |
Succeeded by Morgan J. Yeatman |
| Preceded by Charles S. Bell |
Captain of H.M.S. Durban 31 Jul, 1939 – 26 Nov, 1939 |
Succeeded by Charles S. Bell |
| Preceded by The Hon. Guy H. E. Russell |
Captain of H.M.S. Cumberland 4 Dec, 1941 – 16 Mar, 1942 |
Succeeded by Robert S. D. Armour |
| Preceded by Michael G. Goodenough |
Captain of H.M.S. Cumberland 13 Apr, 1942 – 16 Dec, 1943 |
Succeeded by Francis J. Butler |
| Preceded by The Hon. Guy H. E. Russell |
Captain of H.M.S. Nelson 9 Dec, 1943 – 2 Aug, 1944 |
Succeeded by Alexander F. Matheson |
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