Vice Admiral Sir (Cecil) Aubrey (Lawson) Mansergh

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, CB, DSC (7 October 1898 – 31 July 1990) was a Royal Navy officer who became President of the Royal Naval College, Greenwich.

Naval career

Born the son of Ernest Lawson Mansergh and younger brother of

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Sir Maurice Mansergh, Mansergh joined the Royal Navy in 1911 and then served in World War I.Liddell Hart Centre for Military Archives
/ref> He became Commanding Officer of the

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HMS ''Cairo'' in 1936 and Commanding Officer of the cruiser HMS ''Aurora'' in 1937 and then Staff Officer (Plans) on the staff of the Commander-in-Chief,

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in 1939. Mansergh also served in World War II commanding the cruiser from 1942 and then commanding the cruiser HMNZS ''Leander'' from 1943 before becoming a Commodore on the staff of the Admiralty. He went on to be Commanding Officer of the

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in 1946, Vice-Controller of the Navy and Director of Naval Equipment in 1948 and Commander of the 2nd Cruiser Squadron in 1950. His last appointment was as President of the Royal Naval College, Greenwich in 1952 before retiring in 1956.Senior Royal Navy appointments
He died in 1990 and is buried at St Margaret's Churchyard at Rottingdean in

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Mansergh, Aubrey 1898 births 1990 deaths Royal Navy vice admirals Knights Commander of the Order of the British Empire Companions of the Order of the Bath Recipients of the Distinguished Service Cross (United Kingdom) Admiral presidents of the Royal Naval College, Greenwich Military personnel from Middlesex