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Vice-Admiral John William Leopold McClintock, C.B., D.S.O., Royal Navy (26 July, 1874 – 23 March, 1929) was an officer of the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
McClintock was promoted to the rank of Commander on 1 January, 1905.[1]
He was promoted to the rank of Captain on 30 June, 1912.[2]
He was appointed to command of the new battleship Lord Nelson on 30 April, 1914.[3]
Great War
He was appointed command of Dreadnought on 19 July, 1916.[4]
He was appointed command of King George V on 1 December, 1916.[5]
Post-War
McClintock was appointed an Additional Member of the Third Class, or Companion, in the Military Division of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath (C.B.) on 1 January, 1919.[6] He succeeded Captain Frederic C. Dreyer as Director of Naval Artillery and Torpedo on 1 February, 1919.[7]
He was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral on 2 July, 1922, vice Brown.[8]
McClintock was promoted to the rank of Vice-Admiral on 3 August, 1927, vice Woollcombe.[9]
Footnotes
- ↑ London Gazette: no. 27750. p. 25. 3 January, 1905.
- ↑ London Gazette: no. 28623. p. 4748. 2 July, 1912.
- ↑ The Navy List (December, 1914). p. 350.
- ↑ McClintock Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. p. 459.
- ↑ The Navy List (October, 1917). p. 394x.
- ↑ London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 31099. p. 106. 1 January, 1919.
- ↑ Naval Staff of the Admiralty. C.B. 3013. p. 123.
- ↑ London Gazette: no. 32728. p. 5201. 11 July, 1922.
- ↑ London Gazette: no. 33300. p. 5105. 5 August, 1927.
Bibliography
- "Vice-Admiral J. W. L. McClintock" (Obituaries). The Times. Monday, 25 March, 1929. Issue 45160, col C, pg. 17.
Service Record
- The National Archives. ADM 196/43.
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- H.M.S. Britannia (Training Ship) Entrants of July, 1887
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- Assistant Directors of the Mobilisation Division (Royal Navy)
- Directors of Naval Artillery and Torpedo (Royal Navy)
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- Directors of the Mobilisation Department (Royal Navy)
- Rear-Admirals Commanding, Third Cruiser Squadron (Royal Navy)
- Presidents of the Royal Naval College, Greenwich
