Maurice Mansergh

Sir Maurice Mansergh
Born	1896
Died	1966
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Service/branch	Royal Navy
Years of service	1914–1954
Rank	Admiral
Commands held	HMS Gambia 15th Cruiser Squadron 3rd Aircraft Carrier Squadron Plymouth Command
Battles/wars	World War I World War II
Awards	Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath Commander of the Order of the British Empire

Admiral Sir Maurice James Mansergh KCB CBE (1896–1966) was a Royal Navy officer who went on to be Commander-in-Chief, Plymouth.

Naval career

Mansergh joined the Royal Navy in 1914 at the start of World War I.^[1] He served on the staff of the Commander-in-Chief, Mediterranean Fleet from 1934 and then became Executive Officer on the battleship HMS Rodney from 1936.^[1] In 1939 he became Director of the Trade Division at the Admiralty where his main role was the protection of shipping.^[2]

He served in World War II as Deputy Assistant Chief of the Naval Staff (Trade) and then, from 1941, as Captain of the cruiser HMS Gambia.^[1][3] He was made Deputy Chief of Staff and subsequently Chief of Staff to the Allied Naval Commander-in-Chief for the Normandy Invasion Expeditionary Force in 1943.^[1]

After the War he became Commodore commanding 15th Cruiser Squadron and then, from 1946, he became Naval Secretary.^[1] He was appointed Commander of the 3rd Aircraft Carrier Squadron in 1948 and Fifth Sea Lord and Deputy Chief of Naval Staff (Air) in 1949.^[1] His last appointment was as Commander-in-Chief, Plymouth in 1951.^[1] He retired in 1954.^[1]

References

1. Liddell Hart Centre for Military Archives
2. B. B. Schofield. The Defeat of the U-Boats during World War II. Journal of Contemporary History 16 (1) The Second World War: Part 1 (Jan., 1981), 119-129. Sage Publications, Ltd.
3. "The Imperial Theme": HMS Gambia