Cecil L'Estrange Malone
| Cecil L'Estrange Malone | |
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| Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Minister for Pensions | |
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In office 1931–1931 |
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| Prime Minister | Ramsay MacDonald |
| Minister | Frederick Roberts |
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Member of Parliament for Northampton |
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In office 9 January 1928 – 27 October 1931 |
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| Preceded by | Arthur Holland |
| Succeeded by | Mervyn Manningham-Buller |
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Member of Parliament for Leyton East |
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In office 14 December 1918 – 15 November 1922 |
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| Preceded by | New constituency |
| Succeeded by | Ernest Edward Alexander |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
Cecil John L'Estrange Malone 7 September 1890 |
| Died | 8 June 1965 (aged 74) |
| Nationality | British |
| Spouse(s) | Leah Malone |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | United Kingdom |
| Service/branch |
Royal Navy Royal Air Force |
| Years of service | 1905–1919 |
| Rank |
Lieutenant (RN) Lieutenant Colonel (RAF) |
| Commands |
HMS Engadine HMS Ben-my-Chree East Indies and Egypt Seaplane Squadron |
| Awards |
Order of the Nile Officer of the Order of the British Empire (revoked in 1921) |
Cecil John L'Estrange Malone (7 September 1890–8 June 1965) was a British politician and pioneer naval aviator who served as the United Kingdom's first Communist member of parliament.
Malone was born in Dalton Holme, a parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, on 7 September 1890. He was the son of the Reverend Savile L'Estrange Malone and Frances Mary Faljomb. He was related to Constance Markievicz and Eva Gore-Booth.
He was educated at Cordwalles School in Maidenhead before joining the Royal Navy in 1905 and went through officer training at Royal Naval College, Dartmouth. On 15 March 1910, he was confirmed as a Sub-Lieutenant having previously been acting in that rank. In 1911, he was part of the second course approved by the Admiralty to attend Naval Flying School, Eastchurch. He was promoted to Lieutenant from Sub-Lieutenant on 15 December 1911. He gained his Royal Aero Club certificate (No. 195) on 12 March 1912. In the Army Manoeuvres of 1912, Malone flew a twin-engined triple-screwed Short biplane. He is also noted for flying off the forecastle of the HMS London steaming 12 knots.
During World War I, Malone commanded Royal Naval Air Service (RNAS) planes in the Cuxhaven Raid on 25 December 1914. From August 1914 to March 1915, he captained HMS Engadine, a cross-channel steamer converted to a seaplane carrier. From March 1915 to April 1916, he captained HMS Ben-my-Chree, another steamer converted to a seaplane carrier. Under Malone's command, seaplanes from Ben-my-Chree were the first on record to carry torpedoes and they torpedoed three enemy vessels in 1916. Malone then took over command of the East Indies and Egypt Seaplane Squadron, for which he was awarded the Fourth Class of the Order of the Nile.
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