Algernon Maudslay

Algernon Maudslay
Born 10 January 1873(1873-01-10)
Tetbury, Gloucestershire, England
Died 2 March 1948(1948-03-02) (aged 75)
Winchester, Hampshire, England
Nationality United Kingdom
Olympic medal record
Men's Sailing
Gold 1900 Paris ½—1 ton class
Gold 1900 Paris Open class

Algernon Maudslay CBE (10 January 1873 – 2 March 1948) was a British sailor who completed in the 1900 Summer Olympics.

He was a member of the British boat Scotia, which won the gold medals in the ½—1 ton class and open class.

Maudslay was born on 10 January 1873 in Tetbury, Gloucestershire the son of Herbert and Marion Maudslay, his father was an engineer.

In 1917 Maudslay, as honorary secretary of the Belgian War Refuges Committee was appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire.[1]

In 1927 Maudslay was appointed a Grand Officer of the Order of the Crown of Belgium in recognition of valuable services.[2]

He was later a member of the council of the British Red Cross Society.

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  1. ^ London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 30250. p. 8796. 24 August 1917. Retrieved 18 August 2011.
  2. ^ London Gazette: no. 33321. p. 15331. 18 October 1927. Retrieved 18 August 2011.