Kenneth Halliday Macartney
Lieutenant-Commander (Emergency) Kenneth Halliday Macartney, R.N., Retired (26 October, 1886 – ) served in the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
The son of Sir H. Macartney, K.C.M.G.,[1] deceased. He was born in Regent Park.
In 1903, a delightful evaluation from Captain Goodrich of the battleship London notes that Macartney "does not like his profession."[2]
Macartney appointed to the armoured cruiser Aboukir on 27 January 1908 for service in the Mediterranean. He was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 31 December, 1908 and re-appointed to his ship in lieut of a Sub-lieutenant. He was appointed to Scylla on 18 May 1909 and to the first class protected cruiser Blake on 31 December 1909.[3]
Captain D'Oyly of Blake reported that Macartney was "incompetent to carry out duties of Lieut", and he was relieved on 31 July, 1912. Furthermore, he as informed by the Commander-in-Chief that "a continuance of his past conduct will lead to serious consequences." His resignation was accepted on 17 August, 1912 and he was not invited to join the Emergency List.[4]
He was interned in Holland in October 1914 after having taken part in the defence of Antwerp.[5]
Macartney was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on the Emergency List on 31 December, 1916.[6]
In late November 1917, he attempted to "bribe a Netherlands officer." An [illegible] Defence Military Medical Authority reported he was "not quite normal." Further remarks in his record appear colourful, but cannot be reliably read.[7]
He appears to have gone to live in Canada in 1919, and to have remained there through 1937 at least.[8]
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Halliday McCartney
- ↑ Macartney Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/296. f. 320.
- ↑ Macartney Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/296. f. 320.
- ↑ Macartney Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/296. f. 320.
- ↑ Macartney Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/296. f. 320.
- ↑ Macartney Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/296. f. 320.
- ↑ Macartney Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/296. f. 320.
- ↑ Macartney Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/296. f. 320.