Cecil Maxwell-Lefroy
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Captain Cecil Maxwell-Lefroy, C.M.G. (2 February, 1876 – 3 November, 1931) was an officer in the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
Maxwell-Lefroy was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant in August, 1895.
Maxwell-Lefroy was promoted to the rank of Commander on 30 June, 1905.
Maxwell-Lefroy was promoted to the rank of Captain on 31 December, 1912.
Maxwell-Lefroy was appointed in command of the battleship Swiftsure in April, 1914 and commanded her until some time in the middle of 1915.
He was placed on the Retired List at his own request on 16 May, 1922.[1]
See Also
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by Henry A. Lyall |
Captain of H.M. T.B. 27 8 Jul, 1896[2] |
Succeeded by Julian F. C. Patterson |
| Preceded by George B. Eldridge |
Captain of H.M.S. Espiegle 6 Sep, 1910[3] – 1912 |
Succeeded by Wilfrid Nunn |
| Preceded by Raymond A. Nugent |
Captain of H.M.S. Swiftsure 14 Apr, 1914[4] – mid 1915 |
Succeeded by Henry F. G. Talbot |
| Preceded by Ronald A. Hopwood |
Naval Member of the Ordnance Committee 2 Apr, 1917[5] |
Succeeded by Oliver Backhouse |
Footnotes
- ↑ Maxwell-Lefroy Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/132. f. ?.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence". The Times. Friday, 10 July, 1896. Issue 34939, col D, p. 8.
- ↑ The Navy List. (August, 1912). p. 308.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1915). p. 398m.
- ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1917). p. 550a.
