Robert Makin
Commander (retired) Robert Makin, R.N. (7 February, 1885 – ) was an officer in the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
Born in Liverpool. Makin ranked thirtieth among 62 successful candidates in examinations for entry to the Britannia intake term of September 1899, with 2295 marks.[1]
Makin was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant in June, 1906.
Makin was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander in June, 1914.
On 9 September, 1909, Makin was appointed in command of the first-class torpedo boat T.B. 066.[2]
Makin was appointed in command of the destroyer Cheerful on 28 January, 1913.[3]
On 11 December, 1913, He was appointed in command of the destroyer Boyne.[4]
Makin commanded the destroyer Mons when she operated with the Eleventh Destroyer Flotilla at the Battle of Jutland.[5]
In mid-December, 1916, he was sick on shore with chronic conjunctivitis. Hospitalised, he was also under observation for mental strain. Although no explcit mention is made of it, he seems to have been restricted to appointments ashore through the end of the war.
Makin was placed on the Retired List at his own request with the rank of Commander on 20 March, 1927.
World War II
Makin served as Staff Officer, Intelligence at Invergordon, vide Winshall (?) from 16 September 1940 to 20 July 1941, when he was sent to work on the staff of Naval Officer in Charge, Invergordon. He worked in this capacity through the end of the war.
See Also
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by Francis B. Haygarth as Captain of H.M. T.B. 066 |
Captain of H.M. T.B. 066 9 Sep, 1909[6] – 18 Oct, 1910 |
Succeeded by Edward Brooke |
| Preceded by Francis L. Back |
Captain of H.M.S. Cheerful 15 Oct, 1912[7] – 11 Dec, 1913 |
Succeeded by Theodore E. J. Bigg |
| Preceded by George B. Hartford |
Captain of H.M.S. Boyne 11 Dec, 1913[8] – 4 Dec, 1915 |
Succeeded by Richard S. Robinson |
| Preceded by Arthur W. Benson |
Captain of H.M.S. Victor 24 Dec, 1915 – 11 Feb, 1916 |
Succeeded by Kenneth G. Ramsey |
| Preceded by Charles G. C. Sumner |
Captain of H.M.S. Mons 11 Feb, 1916[9] – 2 Jan, 1917 |
Succeeded by George A. Scott |
Footnotes
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence." The Times (London, England), Saturday, Aug 12, 1899; pg. 8; Issue 35906.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1910). p. 399.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1913). p. 292.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1915). p. 285.
- ↑ Battle of Jutland Official Despatches. pp. 34, 45.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1910). p. 399.
- ↑ "Naval And Military Intelligence." The Times (London, England), Tuesday, Oct 15, 1912; pg. 12; Issue 40030.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1915). p. 392m.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1916). p. 396d.
