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| − | {{CommRN}} '''John Graham Muriel McHardy''', (28 October, 1878 – ) served in the [[Royal Navy]]. | + | {{CommRN}} (retired) '''John Graham Muriel McHardy''', (28 October, 1878 – 18 July, 1929) served in the [[Royal Navy]]. |
==Life & Career== | ==Life & Career== | ||
| − | The son of | + | The son of Commander (eventually Captain) Wallace B. McHardy was born in Hamilton, N.B..<ref>McHardy Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/44/524.|}} f. 540.</ref> |
| − | McHardy was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 15 September, 1900.<ref>McHardy Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/44/524.|}} f. | + | McHardy was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 15 September, 1900.<ref>McHardy Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/44/524.|}} f. 540.</ref> |
| − | McHardy was promoted to the rank of {{LCommRN}} on 15 September, 1908. Among his last seagoing appointments, he was gunnery officer in the {{UK-Inflexible|f=t}} from late 1908 to mid-1910.<ref>McHardy Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/44/524.|}} f. | + | McHardy was promoted to the rank of {{LCommRN}} on 15 September, 1908. Among his last seagoing appointments, he was gunnery officer in the {{UK-Inflexible|f=t}} from late 1908 to mid-1910.<ref>McHardy Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/44/524.|}} f. 540.</ref> |
| − | McHardy was placed on the Retired List at his own request on 12 March, 1912. While retired, he would fulfill a number of inspectional roles for the Navy.<ref>McHardy Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/44/524.|}} f. | + | McHardy was placed on the Retired List at his own request on 12 March, 1912. While retired, he would fulfill a number of inspectional roles for the Navy.<ref>McHardy Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/44/524.|}} f. 540.</ref> |
| − | McHardy was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on the Retired List on 25 October, 1918.<ref>McHardy Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/44/524.|}} f. | + | McHardy was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on the Retired List on 25 October, 1918.<ref>McHardy Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/44/524.|}} f. 540.</ref> He would die "suddenly" at Weybridge in July 1929, aged 51.{{ToL|Commander J. G. M. McHardy|22 July 1929, p. 19}} |
==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
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Revision as of 12:49, 14 February 2024
Commander (retired) John Graham Muriel McHardy, (28 October, 1878 – 18 July, 1929) served in the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
The son of Commander (eventually Captain) Wallace B. McHardy was born in Hamilton, N.B..[1]
McHardy was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 15 September, 1900.[2]
McHardy was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 15 September, 1908. Among his last seagoing appointments, he was gunnery officer in the battlecruiser Inflexible from late 1908 to mid-1910.[3]
McHardy was placed on the Retired List at his own request on 12 March, 1912. While retired, he would fulfill a number of inspectional roles for the Navy.[4]
McHardy was promoted to the rank of Commander on the Retired List on 25 October, 1918.[5] He would die "suddenly" at Weybridge in July 1929, aged 51.[6]
See Also
Bibliography
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by Henry R. Heathcote |
Captain of H.M.S. Ostrich 21 Jul, 1903[7] – 18 Aug, 1903 |
Succeeded by Alfred F. St. Clair Armitage |
| Preceded by ? |
Deputy Chief Inspector of Naval Ordnance Apr, 1922[8] – 1 Nov, 1927[9] |
Succeeded by Kenneth Gofton-Salmond |
| Preceded by Llewellyn E. H. Llewellyn |
Chief Inspector of Naval Ordnance 1 Nov, 1927[10] – 18 Jul, 1929[11] |
Succeeded by Frank R. Willis |
Footnotes
- ↑ McHardy Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/524. f. 540.
- ↑ McHardy Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/524. f. 540.
- ↑ McHardy Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/524. f. 540.
- ↑ McHardy Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/524. f. 540.
- ↑ McHardy Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/524. f. 540.
- ↑ "Commander J. G. M. McHardy." The Times (London, England), 22 July 1929, p. 19.
- ↑ "APPOINTMENTS FOR THE NAVAL MANOEUVRES." The Times (London, England), Thursday, Jul 16, 1903; pg. 8; Issue 37134.
- ↑ McHardy Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/524. f. ?.
- ↑ McHardy Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/524. f. ?.
- ↑ McHardy Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/524. f. ?.
- ↑ McHardy Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/524. f. ?.
