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| − | '''James Charles Newsome MacMillan''' ( – ) was an officer in the [[Royal Navy]]. | + | {{CommRN}} '''James Charles Newsome MacMillan''', O.B.E. (24 September, 1882 – ) was an officer in the [[Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve]] and the [[Royal Navy]]. |
==Life & Career== | ==Life & Career== | ||
| − | + | MacMillan was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on the Supplementary List on 1 April, 1914.<ref>MacMillan Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/96/234.|}} f. 280.</ref> | |
| − | + | He received an expression of the Admiralty's appreciation for his work in extinguishing a fire in the stokehold of {{UK-TB3}} (possibly {{UK-TB5}} ... hard to read) on 15 July, 1916.<ref>MacMillan Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/96/234.|}} f. 280.</ref> | |
| − | + | From 5 November 1917 through the end of the war, he specialised in [[Hydrophone]]s, operating out of [[Newhaven]] initially, and eventually beign trained in the use of [[Fish Hydrophone]]s at Portland. | |
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MacMillan was appointed in command of the {{UK-Sardonyx|f=t}} on 27 October, 1920.{{NLDec20|p. 861}} | MacMillan was appointed in command of the {{UK-Sardonyx|f=t}} on 27 October, 1920.{{NLDec20|p. 861}} | ||
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| + | MacMillan was promoted to the rank of {{LCommRN}} on 1 April, 1922.<ref>MacMillan Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/96/234.|}} f. 280.</ref> | ||
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| + | MacMillan was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on 24 September, 1927.<ref>MacMillan Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/96/234.|}} f. 280.</ref> | ||
==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
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* [http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/results/r?_rv=simple&_q=ADM+James+Charles+Newsome+MacMillan Service Records] | * [http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/results/r?_rv=simple&_q=ADM+James+Charles+Newsome+MacMillan Service Records] | ||
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Revision as of 15:19, 4 November 2021
Commander James Charles Newsome MacMillan, O.B.E. (24 September, 1882 – ) was an officer in the Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve and the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
MacMillan was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on the Supplementary List on 1 April, 1914.[1]
He received an expression of the Admiralty's appreciation for his work in extinguishing a fire in the stokehold of T.B. 3 (possibly T.B. 5 ... hard to read) on 15 July, 1916.[2]
From 5 November 1917 through the end of the war, he specialised in Hydrophones, operating out of Newhaven initially, and eventually beign trained in the use of Fish Hydrophones at Portland.
MacMillan was appointed in command of the destroyer Sardonyx on 27 October, 1920.[3]
MacMillan was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 1 April, 1922.[4]
MacMillan was promoted to the rank of Commander on 24 September, 1927.[5]
See Also
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by Cosmo B. Hastings |
Captain of H.M. T.B. 5 19 Jun, 1916[6] |
Succeeded by James Barclay |
| Preceded by Cuthbert P. Blake |
Captain of H.M.S. Sardonyx 27 Oct, 1920[7] |
Succeeded by Raymond G. F. H. de Caen |
| Preceded by Rhoderick R. McGrigor |
Captain of H.M.S. Thisbe 2 May, 1927[8] – c. 21 Jul, 1927[Inference] |
Succeeded by Frederick L. Cavaye |
Footnotes
- ↑ MacMillan Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/96/234. f. 280.
- ↑ MacMillan Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/96/234. f. 280.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1920). p. 861.
- ↑ MacMillan Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/96/234. f. 280.
- ↑ MacMillan Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/96/234. f. 280.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1916). p. 400.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1920). p. 861.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1927). p. 274.
