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| + | In May of 1904, McClintock was serving as Lieutenant (G) in {{UK-Jupiter}}.<ref>''Joint Report of the Mediterranean and Channel Committees on Methods of Controlling Gun Fire in Action'' at {{TNA|ADM 1/7758}}, p. 10.</ref> | ||
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McClintock was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on 1 January, 1905.<ref>''The London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/27750/pages/25 no. 27750. p. 25.] 3 January, 1905.</ref> | McClintock was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on 1 January, 1905.<ref>''The London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/27750/pages/25 no. 27750. p. 25.] 3 January, 1905.</ref> | ||
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==Great War== | ==Great War== | ||
| − | He was appointed command of [[H.M.S. Dreadnought (1906)|''Dreadnought'']] on 19 July, 1916.<ref>McClintock Service Record. | + | He was appointed in command of [[H.M.S. Dreadnought (1906)|''Dreadnought'']] on 19 July, 1916.<ref>McClintock Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/43}}. p. 459.</ref> |
| − | He was appointed command of [[H.M.S. King George V (1911)|''King George V'']] on 1 December, 1916.<ref>''The Navy List'' (October, 1917). p. 394''x''.</ref> | + | He was appointed in command of [[H.M.S. King George V (1911)|''King George V'']] on 1 December, 1916.<ref>''The Navy List'' (October, 1917). p. 394''x''.</ref> |
==Post-War== | ==Post-War== | ||
Revision as of 15:40, 13 December 2012
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
In May of 1904, McClintock was serving as Lieutenant (G) in Jupiter.[1]
McClintock was promoted to the rank of Commander on 1 January, 1905.[2]
He was promoted to the rank of Captain on 30 June, 1912.[3]
He was appointed to command of the new battleship Lord Nelson on 30 April, 1914.[4]
Great War
He was appointed in command of Dreadnought on 19 July, 1916.[5]
He was appointed in command of King George V on 1 December, 1916.[6]
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.[7] He succeeded Captain Frederic C. Dreyer as Director of Naval Artillery and Torpedo on 1 February, 1919.[8]
He was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral on 2 July, 1922, vice Brown.[9]
McClintock was promoted to the rank of Vice-Admiral on 3 August, 1927, vice Woollcombe.[10]
Footnotes
- ↑ Joint Report of the Mediterranean and Channel Committees on Methods of Controlling Gun Fire in Action at The National Archives. ADM 1/7758, p. 10.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 27750. p. 25. 3 January, 1905.
- ↑ The 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.
- ↑ The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 31099. p. 106. 1 January, 1919.
- ↑ Naval Staff of the Admiralty. C.B. 3013. p. 123.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 32728. p. 5201. 11 July, 1922.
- ↑ The 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, p. 17.
Service Records
- The National Archives. ADM 196/141.
- The National Archives. ADM 196/89.
- The National Archives. ADM 196/43.
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