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Revision as of 14:38, 4 April 2017

Vice-Admiral Lachlan Donald Ian MacKinnon, C.B., C.V.O., Royal Navy (2 December, 1882 – 11 October, 1948) was an officer of the Royal Navy during the First World War.

Life & Career

He served as gunnery officer in the battlecruiser Indomitable from 1914 to 1916. As Lieutenant Commander (G), he directed her fire at the Battle of Jutland and wrote the ship's gunnery report of the action.[1] He was commended for his service at Jutland, and promoted to Commander.

See Also

Bibliography

  • "Vice-Admiral L. D. I. MacKinnon" (Obituaries). The Times. Thursday, 14 October, 1948. Issue 51202, col D, p. 6.

Service Records

 

Footnotes

  1. Beatty Papers at National Maritime Museum's Caird Library (BTY 6/6), item 3.
  2. The Navy List. (April, 1925). p. 216.
  3. Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
  4. Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
  5. Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
  6. Day of month inferred from Wake Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47/9. f. 213.
  7. Superseded that day. Wake Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47/9. f. 213.

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