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Revision as of 21:11, 10 May 2014

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]

McClintock was appointed to command the Queen on 22 January, 1914 as flag captain to Vice-Admiral commanding Second and Third Fleets.[4]

He was appointed to command of the new battleship Lord Nelson on 30 April, 1914.[5]

Great War

He was appointed in command of Dreadnought on 19 July, 1916.[6]

He was appointed in command of King George V on 1 December, 1916.[7]

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.[8] He succeeded Captain Frederic C. Dreyer as Director of Naval Artillery and Torpedo on 1 February, 1919.[9]

He was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral on 2 July, 1922, vice Brown.[10]

McClintock was promoted to the rank of Vice-Admiral on 3 August, 1927, vice Woollcombe.[11]

Footnotes

  1. ↑ 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.
  2. ↑ The London Gazette: no. 27750. p. 25. 3 January, 1905.
  3. ↑ The London Gazette: no. 28623. p. 4748. 2 July, 1912.
  4. ↑ The Navy List (April, 1914), p. 363.
  5. ↑ The Navy List (December, 1914). p. 350.
  6. ↑ McClintock Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. p. 459.
  7. ↑ The Navy List (October, 1917). p. 394x.
  8. ↑ The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 31099. p. 106. 1 January, 1919.
  9. ↑ Naval Staff of the Admiralty. C.B. 3013. p. 123.
  10. ↑ The London Gazette: no. 32728. p. 5201. 11 July, 1922.
  11. ↑ 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


 

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