Edward Fitzmaurice Inglefield

Rear-Admiral Sir Edward Fitzmaurice Inglefield, KBE (1861–1945) was a Victorian Royal Navy officer and later secretary of Lloyd's of London. He gave his name to the Inglefield clip, a device he patented in 1890 for quickly attaching signal flags.

For other people named Inglefield, see Inglefield (disambiguation).

Sir Edward Fitzmaurice Inglefield
Rear-Admiral Edward Fitzmaurice Inglefield, KCB in masonic dress in 1919
Born(1861-04-10)10 April 1861
Wavertree, near Liverpool, Lancashire
Died19 July 1945(1945-07-19) (aged 84)
Burke House, Beaconsfield
Allegiance United Kingdom
Service/branch Royal Navy
Years of service1861–1906
RankRear-admiral
Commands heldHMS Antrim
Awards
  • Egyptian medal with Nile clasp
  • Khedive's bronze star
  • Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire (1919)
  • Commander of the Order of the British Empire (1918)
Other workSecretary of Lloyd's of London 1906 - 1921
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