Vice Admiral Sir Maxwell Richmond KBE CB DSO (19 October 1900 – 15 May 1986) was a New Zealand-born officer in the Royal Navy.
[1] He was educated at Christchurch Boys' High School from 1914 to 1916,[2] and joined the Royal Navy in 1918.
[5] He was twice mentioned in dispatches during World War II: in 1940 following the sinking of HMS Basilisk;[6] and in 1945 for good service, zeal and devotion to duty during the advance on the French–Italian border.
[10] In August 1955 he was appointed Flag Officer, Air and Second-in-Command, Mediterranean Fleet until October 1956.
In the 1957 Queen's Birthday Honours he was promoted to Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire in recognition of distinguished service during the Suez Crisis.