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| − | {{ | + | {{CommRN}} (retired) '''Maurice Ewbank''' (28 November, 1884 – 5 January, 1932) served in the [[Royal Naval Reserve]] and transferred into the [[Royal Navy]] in 1913. |
==Life & Career== | ==Life & Career== | ||
Ewbank entered the [[Royal Naval Reserve]] in 1904. | Ewbank entered the [[Royal Naval Reserve]] in 1904. | ||
| − | Ewbank entered the Royal Navy at the rank of Supplementary {{LieutRN}} on 1 April, 1913. | + | Ewbank entered the Royal Navy at the rank of Supplementary {{LieutRN}} on 1 April, 1913. He served in the {{UK-Liverpool|f=t}} until she paid off on 21 July 1915. He was then appointed to the {{UK-Birkenhead|f=t}} on 30 July and served in her until April, 1918, seeing action at the [[Battle of Jutland]] as part of the {{UK-LCS|3}}.<ref>Ewbank Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/96/174.|}} f. 218.</ref> |
| − | Ewbank was promoted to the rank of {{LCommRN}} on 1 April, 1921. | + | Ewbank was promoted to the rank of {{LCommRN}} on 1 April, 1921.<ref>Ewbank Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/96/174.|}} f. 218.</ref> |
| − | Ewbank | + | Ewbank was placed on the Retired List at his own request at the rank of {{CommRN}} on 11 November, 1929.<ref>Ewbank Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/96/174.|}} f. 218.</ref> |
| − | Ewbank died at age 47 following an operation in 1932. | + | Ewbank died of respiratory failure at age 47 following an operation in early 1932.<ref>Ewbank Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/96/174.|}} f. 218.</ref> |
==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
{{refbegin}} | {{refbegin}} | ||
* [http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/results/r?_rv=simple&_q=ADM+Maurice+Ewbank Service Records] | * [http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/results/r?_rv=simple&_q=ADM+Maurice+Ewbank Service Records] | ||
| + | * [[Third L.C.S. (Royal Navy) at the Battle of Jutland]] | ||
* "Commander Ewbank, R.N." ''The Times'' 8 Jan 1932, p. 12. | * "Commander Ewbank, R.N." ''The Times'' 8 Jan 1932, p. 12. | ||
{{refend}} | {{refend}} | ||
Revision as of 11:22, 17 June 2022
Commander (retired) Maurice Ewbank (28 November, 1884 – 5 January, 1932) served in the Royal Naval Reserve and transferred into the Royal Navy in 1913.
Life & Career
Ewbank entered the Royal Naval Reserve in 1904.
Ewbank entered the Royal Navy at the rank of Supplementary Lieutenant on 1 April, 1913. He served in the light cruiser Liverpool until she paid off on 21 July 1915. He was then appointed to the light cruiser Birkenhead on 30 July and served in her until April, 1918, seeing action at the Battle of Jutland as part of the Third Light Cruiser Squadron.[1]
Ewbank was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 1 April, 1921.[2]
Ewbank was placed on the Retired List at his own request at the rank of Commander on 11 November, 1929.[3]
Ewbank died of respiratory failure at age 47 following an operation in early 1932.[4]
See Also
- Service Records
- Third L.C.S. (Royal Navy) at the Battle of Jutland
- "Commander Ewbank, R.N." The Times 8 Jan 1932, p. 12.
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by Basil R. Brooke |
Captain of H.M.S. Myrtle 18 Apr, 1918 – 5 Jul, 1918 |
Succeeded by Frederic S. Piper |
| Preceded by Spencer R. S. Richards |
Captain of H.M.S. Heliotrope Jul, 1918[5] – 15 Dec, 1920 |
Succeeded by Placed in Reserve for Six Years |
| Preceded by William M. Carey |
Captain of H.M.S. Mistley 31 Dec, 1923[6] – Dec, 1925 |
Succeeded by Alban Knubley |
| Preceded by Six Years in Reserve |
Captain of H.M.S. Heliotrope 20 Mar, 1926 – 29 Apr, 1926 |
Succeeded by Arthur B. A. Baker |
Footnotes
- ↑ Ewbank Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/96/174. f. 218.
- ↑ Ewbank Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/96/174. f. 218.
- ↑ Ewbank Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/96/174. f. 218.
- ↑ Ewbank Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/96/174. f. 218.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1918). p. 811.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1925). p. 255.
