Back مانسفيلد سميث كومينج ARZ Mansfield Smith-Cumming BCL Mansfield Smith-Cumming German Mansfield Smith-Cumming French מנספילד סמית-קמינג HE George Mansfield Smith-Cumming Italian Mansfield Smith-Cumming Dutch Mansfield Smith-Cumming Polish Mansfield Smith-Cumming Slovenian Менсфілд Сміт-Каммінґ Ukrainian
Captain Sir Mansfield Smith-Cumming | |
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| Born | Mansfield George Smith 1 April 1859 |
| Died | 14 June 1923 (aged 64) London, England[2] |
| Spouse |
Leslie Valiant-Cumming
(m. 1889) |
| Awards | Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George Companion of the Order of the Bath Order of St Stanislas (Russia) India General Service Medal (with Perak clasp)[1] Egypt Medal British War Medal Officer of the Legion of Honour (France) Khedive's Star Order of St Vladimir (Russia) |
| Espionage activity | |
| Allegiance |  United Kingdom |
| Service branch |  Royal NavySecret Intelligence Service |
| Service years | 1878–1909; 1909–1923 |
| Rank | Captain Chief of the Secret Intelligence Service |
| Operations | World War I |
Captain Sir Mansfield George Smith-Cumming KCMG CB (1 April 1859[3] – 14 June 1923) was a British naval officer who served as the first chief of the Secret Intelligence Service (SIS).
- ^ "The Perak War 1875–1876". Kaiserscross.com. Retrieved 23 December 2016.
- ^ "Index entry". FreeBMD. ONS. Retrieved 9 July 2020.
- ^ Judd, Alan (1999). The quest for C : Sir Mansfield Cumming and the founding of the British Secret Service. London: HarperCollins. p. 3. ISBN 0-00-255901-3. OCLC 42215120.