Robert Henry Ramsay MacKay

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Captain Robert Henry Ramsay MacKay, O.B.E., R.N. (5 August, 1877 – 18 August, 1954) served in the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

Born in Tunbridge, Wells, the son of H. R. MacKay, Esq..[1]

MacKay was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 30 June, 1900.[2]

MacKay was promoted to the rank of Commander on 31 December, 1913.[3]

MacKay was promoted to the rank of Captain on 30 June, 1919. He retired on 18 July, 1922.[4]

World War II

See Also

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
Rudolf M. Burmester
Captain of H.M.S. Euryalus
24 Mar, 1917[5] – 30 Jun, 1917[6]
Succeeded by
David T. Norris
Preceded by
New Command
Captain of H.M.S. Coreopsis
11 Oct, 1917[7][8] – 14 Jul, 1919[9]
Succeeded by
Richard G. Hervey

Footnotes

  1. MacKay Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/443. f. 454.
  2. MacKay Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/443. f. 454.
  3. MacKay Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/443. f. 454.
  4. MacKay Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/443. f. 454.
  5. Day of year inferred from Burmester Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/39. f. 39.
  6. MacKay Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/443. f. 454.
  7. MacKay Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/443. f. 454.
  8. The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 765.
  9. MacKay Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/443. f. 454.