Alexander Henry Maxwell-Hyslop
Captain Alexander Henry Maxwell-Hyslop, A.M. (25 May, 1895 – 28 August, 1978) served in the Royal Navy. He added the hyphen to his name by means of a deed poll in 1925.
Life & Career
The son of COlonel Hyslop of the Royal Engineers.
Hyslop was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 15 January, 1917.
Hyslop was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 15 January, 1925.
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.
Maxwell-Hyslop was promoted to the rank of Commander on 31 December, 1930.
Maxwell-Hyslop was promoted to the rank of Captain on 30 June, 1937.
World War II
He commanded the Torpoint shore establishment H.M.S. Raleigh from January, 1945 to June, 1946.
Family
His son Robin would become a Member of Parliament for Tiverton.
See Also
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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