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Revision as of 17:53, 12 July 2012

Vice-Admiral John William Leopold McClintock, C.B., D.S.O., Royal Navy (26 July, 1874 – 23 March, 1929) was an officer of the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

McClintock was promoted to the rank of Commander on 1 January, 1905.[1]

He was promoted to the rank of Captain on 30 June, 1912.[2]

He was appointed to command of the new battleship Lord Nelson on 30 April, 1914.[3]

Great War

He was appointed command of Dreadnought on 19 July, 1916.[4]

He was appointed command of King George V on 1 December, 1916.[5]

Post-War

McClintock was appointed an Additional Member of the Third Class, or Companion, in the Military Division of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath (C.B.) on 1 January, 1919.[6] He succeeded Captain Frederic C. Dreyer as Director of Naval Artillery and Torpedo on 1 February, 1919.[7]

He was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral on 2 July, 1922, vice Brown.[8]

McClintock was promoted to the rank of Vice-Admiral on 3 August, 1927, vice Woollcombe.[9]

Footnotes

  1. London Gazette: no. 27750. p. 25. 3 January, 1905.
  2. London Gazette: no. 28623. p. 4748. 2 July, 1912.
  3. Navy List (December, 1914). p. 350.
  4. McClintock Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. p. 459.
  5. Navy List (October, 1917). p. 394x.
  6. London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 31099. p. 106. 1 January, 1919.
  7. Naval Staff of the Admiralty. C.B. 3013. p. 123.
  8. London Gazette: no. 32728. p. 5201. 11 July, 1922.
  9. London Gazette: no. 33300. p. 5105. 5 August, 1927.

Bibliography

  • "Vice-Admiral J. W. L. McClintock" (Obituaries). The Times. Monday, 25 March, 1929. Issue 45160, col C, pg. 17.

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