title: Algernon Maudslay
text: # Algernon Maudslay
  
  Algernon Maudslay CBE (10 January 1873 – 2 March 1948) was a British sailor who represented his country at the 1900 Summer Olympics in Meulan, France. With Lorne Currie as helmsman and fellow crewmember John Gretton and Linton Hope, Maudslay took 1st place in the race of the .5 to 1 ton.
  
  ## Personal life
  
  Maudslay was born in Tetbury, Gloucestershire the son of Herbert and Marion Maudslay, his father was an engineer.
  
  ## Professional life
  
  * In 1917 Maudslay, as honorary secretary of the Belgian War Refugees Committee was appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire.
  * In 1927 Maudslay was appointed a Grand Officer of the Order of the Crown of Belgium in recognition of valuable services.
  * He was later a member of the council of the British Red Cross Society.
  