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We remember Maurice Pascal Alers Hankey
We remember Maurice Pascal Alers Hankey
Timeline
Timeline
1877
1895
service
Royal Navy
Colonel
Source:7639942
1st September 1895
1963
death
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26th January 1963
Details
Details
Names
| Type | Name |
|---|---|
| First Names | Maurice Pascal Alers |
| Initials | MPA |
| Last Name | Hankey |
| Source | 7639942 |
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Military Service
Military Service
| Service | Number | Unit | Section | Rank | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Royal Navy | Colonel |
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Maurice Pascal Alers HankeyMaurice Pascal Alers Hankey, 1st Baron Hankey GCB, GCMG, GCVO, PC, FRS (1 April 1877 – 26 January 1963) was a British civil servant who gained prominence as the first Cabinet Secretary and who later made the rare transition from the civil service to ministerial office. The third son of R. A. Hankey, Maurice Hankey was born at Biarritz in 1877 and educated at Rugby School. He joined the Royal Marine Artillery, was promoted captain and served in successive roles including as coastal defence analyst in the War Division of the Naval Intelligence Department. He is best known as the highly efficient top aide to Prime Minister David Lloyd George and the War Cabinet that directed Britain in the First World War.
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| Title | Connected by | More information |
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| Royal Navy Officers: 1899 - 1919 |
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| Title | Connected by | More information |
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| Maurice Pascal Alers Hankey | Peter5151 |
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