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McClintock was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on 1 January, 1905.<ref>''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>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/27750/pages/25 no. 27750. p. 25.] 3 January, 1905.</ref> | ||
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| + | He was promoted to the rank of {{CaptRN}} on 30 June, 1912.<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/28623/pages/4748 no. 28623. p. 4748.] 2 July, 1912.</ref> | ||
McClintock succeeded Captain [[Frederic Charles Dreyer|Frederic C. Dreyer]] as [[Gunnery Division (Royal Navy)|Director of Naval Artillery and Torpedo]] on 1 February, 1919.<ref>''Naval Staff of the Admiralty''. C.B. 3013. p. 123.</ref> | McClintock succeeded Captain [[Frederic Charles Dreyer|Frederic C. Dreyer]] as [[Gunnery Division (Royal Navy)|Director of Naval Artillery and Torpedo]] on 1 February, 1919.<ref>''Naval Staff of the Admiralty''. C.B. 3013. p. 123.</ref> | ||
Revision as of 08:38, 7 May 2011
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]
McClintock succeeded Captain Frederic C. Dreyer as Director of Naval Artillery and Torpedo on 1 February, 1919.[3]
He was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral on 2 July, 1922, vice Brown.[4]
McClintock was promoted to the rank of Vice-Admiral on 3 August, 1927, vice Woollcombe.[5]
Footnotes
- ↑ London Gazette: no. 27750. p. 25. 3 January, 1905.
- ↑ London Gazette: no. 28623. p. 4748. 2 July, 1912.
- ↑ 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.
Categories:
- 1874 births
- 1929 deaths
- Personalities
- H.M.S. Britannia (Training Ship) Entrants of July, 1887
- Royal Navy Gunnery Officers
- Assistant Directors of the Mobilisation Division (Royal Navy)
- Commanding Officers of H.M.S. Lord Nelson (1906)
- Commanding Officers of H.M.S. King George V (1911)
- Commanding officers of H.M.S. Conqueror (1911)
- Commanding Officers of H.M.S. Dreadnought (1906)
- Directors of Naval Artillery and Torpedo (Royal Navy)
- Commodores, Portsmouth Royal Naval Barracks
- Directors of the Mobilisation Department (Royal Navy)
- Rear-Admirals Commanding, Third Cruiser Squadron (Royal Navy)
- Presidents of the Royal Naval College, Greenwich
- Royal Navy Vice-Admirals
- Royal Navy Flag Officers
