Maurice Swynfen FitzMaurice
Vice-Admiral SIR Maurice Swynfen FitzMaurice, K.C.V.O., C.B., C.M.G., Royal Navy (12 August, 1870 – 23 January, 1927) was an officer of the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
On 28 January, 1892, FitzMaurice was confirmed in the rank of Sub-Lieutenant, dated 14 May, 1890.[1]
He was promoted to the rank of Commander dated 31 December, 1902.[2]
He was promoted to Captain on 30 June, 1910.[3]
FitzMaurice was appointed Assistant Director of Naval Intelligence on 9 November, 1910.[4] He was reappointed as Assistant Director of the Intelligence Division on the formation of the Admiralty War Staff in January, 1912.[5]
Great War
He was appointed in command of the battleship Triumph on 5 August, 1914.[6]
He was appointed an Additional Member of the Third Class, or Companion, of the Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George (C.M.G.) on 1 January, 1916.[7]
He commanded the Dreadnought from April to August, 1918.[8]
Post-War
FitzMaurice was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral on 26 November, 1920, vice Hope.[9] He was appointed an Ordinary Member of the Military Division of the Third Class, or Companion, of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath (C.B.) on 1 January, 1921.[10]
Following the Prince of Wales's return FitzMaurice was appointed a Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order (K.C.V.O.) on 16 October, 1925, dated 29 July.[11]
FitzMaurice died at Simonstown on 23 January, 1927.[12]
See Also
Bibliography
- "Vice-Admiral Sir M. FitzMaurice" (Obituaries). The Times. Monday, 24 January, 1927. Issue 44487, col A, p. 7.
Service Records
- The National Archives. ADM 196/89.
- The National Archives. ADM 196/43.
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by Herbert Lyon |
Captain of H.M.S. Trafalgar 5 Mar, 1908[13] |
Succeeded by Francis W. Kennedy |
| Preceded by ? |
Assistant Director of Naval Intelligence Division 8 Jan, 1912 |
Succeeded by Edward H. F. Heaton-Ellis |
| Preceded by Philip Streatfeild |
Captain of H.M.S. Triumph 5 Aug, 1914[14] |
Succeeded by ? |
| Preceded by Robert N. Bax |
Captain of H.M.S. Lord Nelson Jun, 1916[15] |
Succeeded by Leonard L. P. Willan |
| Preceded by Thomas E. Wardle |
Captain of H.M.S. Dreadnought Apr, 1918[16] |
Succeeded by Robert H. Coppinger |
| Preceded by Hugh F. P. Sinclair |
Director of Naval Intelligence 15 Aug, 1921[17] |
Succeeded by Alan G. Hotham |
| Preceded by Sir Rudolf W. Bentinck, K.C.M.G., C.B. |
Commander-in-Chief, Africa Station 7 Feb, 1925[18] – 23 Jan, 1927 |
Succeeded by David M. Anderson |
Footnotes
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 26253. p. 543. 2 February, 1892.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 27512. p. 4. 2 January, 1903.
- ↑ The Navy List, July 1918. p. 66.
- ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Thursday, 10 November, 1910. Issue 39426, col B, p. 7.
- ↑ "The Naval War Staff" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Thursday, 25 January, 1912. Issue 39804, col C, p. 6.
- ↑ The Navy List (December, 1914). p. 386.
- ↑ The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 29423. p. 83. 1 January, 1916.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 32166. p. 12399. 17 December, 1920.
- ↑ The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 32178. p. 4. 1 January, 1921.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 33101. p. 7350. 10 November, 1925.
- ↑ "Obituary" (Obituaries). The Times. Monday, 24 January, 1927. Issue 44487, col F, p. 12.
- ↑ FitzMaurice Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 148.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1914). p. 386.
- ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1917). p. 395f.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ The Naval Staff of the Admiralty. p. 124.
- ↑ The Navy List. (September, 1925). p. 200.
- People
- People (UK)
- 1870 births
- 1927 deaths
- H.M.S. Britannia (Training Ship) Entrants of January, 1885
- Gunnery Officers
- Gunnery Officers (UK)
- Assistant Directors of the Intelligence Division (Royal Navy)
- Senior Naval Officers on the Yangtze
- Chiefs of the Staff, Eastern Mediterranean Squadron (Royal Navy)
- Deceased on Active Service
- Deceased on Active Service (UK)
