Edmond Julius Gordon Mackinnon
Rear-Admiral (retired) Edmond Julius Gordon Mackinnon, D.S.O., R.N. (11 April, 1880 – 17 September, 1940) was an officer in the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
Mackinnon was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 26 June, 1902.[1]
Mackinnon was appointed Lieutenant & Commander of the destroyer Bittern on 6 November, 1906.[2] He married Katherine Ethel Rothwell on 3 April, 1907.[3]
Mackinnon was appointed in command of the destroyer Roebuck on 17 June, 1909.[4]
On 19 October, 1909, he was appointed Lieutenant & Commander of the destroyer Arun.[5]
Mackinnon was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 26 June, 1910.[6]
He was appointed in command of the destroyer Ribble on 7 September, 1911.[7]
On 11 March, 1914, Mackinnon was appointed in command of the destroyer Druid.[8]
Great War
Mackinnon was promoted to the rank of Commander on 30 June, 1915.[9]
He was appointed in command of the destroyer Walker on 5 January, 1918.[10]
Post-War
On 9 January, 1920, Mackinnon was appointed in command of the submarine Shakespeare.[11]
Mackinnon was promoted to the rank of Captain on 30 June, 1921.[12]
Mackinnon was appointed to Montrose, additional, on 15 September, 1924 and then in command upon her commissioning on 1 October, becoming then Captain (D) of the Fourth Destroyer Flotilla. He retained command of 4 D.F. when he was appointed in command of Broke on 10 February, 1925.[13]
Mackinnon issued an adverse report on his executive officer, Commander F. R. Baxter in Hermes and was informed in 1932 that Their Lordships did not concur with him. Mackinnon was invalided from the China Station that year with diphtheria. He was admitted to Chatham hospital in July.[14]
Mackinnon was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral on 21 January, 1933 and placed on the Retired List the following day in accordance with Order in Council of 9 March, 1914.[15]
World War II
Mackinnon was presumed killed in action on the night of 17-18 September, 1940 while serving as a Commodore, Second Class in the London Convoy Pool when the City of Benares was torpedoed by U-48.[16]
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Mackinnon Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/228. f. 232.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1907). p. 284.
- ↑ Mackinnon Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/228. f. 232.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Thursday, 17 June, 1909. Issue 38988, col B, p. 9.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1910). p. 280.
- ↑ Mackinnon Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/228. f. 232.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1913). p. 367.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1915). p. 307.
- ↑ Mackinnon Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/228. f. 232.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 941.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1920). p. 863.
- ↑ Mackinnon Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/228. f. 232.
- ↑ Mackinnon Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/228. f. 232.
- ↑ Mackinnon Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/228. f. 232.
- ↑ Mackinnon Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/228. f. 232.
- ↑ Mackinnon Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/228. f. 232.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1908). p. 284.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Thursday, 17 June, 1909. Issue 38988, col B, p. 9.
- ↑ Fawcett Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49. Unnumbered folio.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1910). p. 280.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1913). p. 367.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1915). p. 307.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1915). p. 307.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1915). p. 393n.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1915). p. 396d.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1916). p. 396e.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1916). p. 398t.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1916). p. 398t.
- ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1917). p. 398c.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 941.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1920). p. 863.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1924). p. 269.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1924). p. 269.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.