Difference between revisions of "James Richard Maitland Makgill Crichton"

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Commander (retired) James Richard Maitland Makgill Crichton (5 June, 1885 – 1 December, 1943) was an officer in the Royal Navy.

Another man named of only a few weeks difference in age, Henry James Maitland Makgill Crichton, also served. He was perhaps a cousin?

The son of A. M. M. Crichton, who worked with the Civil Service in London as an exchequer.

Crichton was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 1 April, 1908.^[1]

Crichton served in the battleship Commonwealth from September 1913 until he was appointed to Barham on 29 June, 1915.

Crichton was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 1 April, 1916 before fighting at the Battle of Jutland in Barham as part of the Fifth Battle Squadron. He left her when he was appointed in command of the destroyer Martial on 24 June, 1918.^[2]

Crichton stayed with Martial until being appointed in command of the destroyer Torrid on 28 January, 1920.^[3]

Crichton was placed on the Retired List at his own request with the rank of Commander on 5 June, 1927 and granted permission to proceed abroad.

Naval Appointments
Preceded by Roger L. Wiles	Captain of H.M. T.B. 065 Dec, 1910^[4] – 4 Apr, 1911	Succeeded by William G. A. Shuttleworth
Preceded by Philip G. Wodehouse	Captain of H.M. T.B. 36 4 Apr, 1911 – 7 Oct, 1911	Succeeded by John I. Hallett
Preceded by The Rt. Hon. Lord George F. Seymour	Captain of H.M.S. Express 7 Oct, 1911^[5] – 2 Sep, 1913	Succeeded by Stephen H. S. Moxly
Preceded by Charles L. M. M. Crichton	Captain of H.M.S. Martial 24 Jun, 1918^[6] – 28 Jan, 1920	Succeeded by ?
Preceded by Frederick W. F. Fegen	Captain of H.M.S. Torrid 28 Jan, 1920^[7] – 20 Jan, 1921	Succeeded by Eric B. K. Stevens
Preceded by Henry V. Hudson	Captain of H.M.S. Senator 6 Jan, 1921 – Jan, 1922	Succeeded by Ernest R. Archer

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 {{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[George Frederick Seymour|The Rt. Hon. Lord George F. Seymour]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Express (1897)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Express'']]'''<br>7 Oct, 1911{{NLJul13|p. 311}} &ndash; 2 Sep, 1913|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Stephen Hewitt Sutton Moxly|Stephen H. S. Moxly]]'''}}
 {{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Charles Lewis Maitland Makgill Crichton|Charles L. M. M. Crichton]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Martial (1915)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Martial'']]'''<br>24 Jun, 1918{{NLFeb19|p. 843}} &ndash; 28 Jan, 1920|Succeeded by<br>'''?'''}}
-{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Frederick Wilfrid Fogarty Fegen|Frederick W. F. Fegen]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Torrid (1917)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Torrid'']]'''<br>28 Jan, 1920{{NLDec20|p. 876}} &ndash; 20 Jan, 1921|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Charles Arthur de Winton Kitcat|Charles A. de W. Kitcat]]'''}}
+{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Frederick Wilfrid Fogarty Fegen|Frederick W. F. Fegen]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Torrid (1917)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Torrid'']]'''<br>28 Jan, 1920{{NLDec20|p. 876}} &ndash; 20 Jan, 1921|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Eric Barry Kenyon Stevens|Eric B. K. Stevens]]'''}}
 {{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Henry Victor Hudson|Henry V. Hudson]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Senator (1918)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Senator'']]'''<br>6 Jan, 1921 &ndash; Jan, 1922|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Ernest Russell Archer|Ernest R. Archer]]'''}}
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