Difference between revisions of "John William Leopold McClintock"
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==Life & Career== | ==Life & Career== | ||
| − | McClintock was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on 1 January, 1905.<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/27750/pages/25 no. 27750. p. 25.] 3 January, 1905.</ref> | + | McClintock was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on 1 January, 1905.<ref>''The London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/27750/pages/25 no. 27750. p. 25.] 3 January, 1905.</ref> |
| − | He was promoted to the rank of {{CaptRN}} on 30 June, 1912.<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/28623/pages/4748 no. 28623. p. 4748.] 2 July, 1912.</ref> | + | He was promoted to the rank of {{CaptRN}} on 30 June, 1912.<ref>''The London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/28623/pages/4748 no. 28623. p. 4748.] 2 July, 1912.</ref> |
He was appointed to command of the new battleship [[H.M.S. Lord Nelson (1906)|''Lord Nelson'']] on 30 April, 1914.<ref>''The Navy List'' (December, 1914). p. 350.</ref> | He was appointed to command of the new battleship [[H.M.S. Lord Nelson (1906)|''Lord Nelson'']] on 30 April, 1914.<ref>''The Navy List'' (December, 1914). p. 350.</ref> | ||
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==Post-War== | ==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.<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/31099/supplements/106 (Supplement) no. 31099. p. 106.] 1 January, 1919.</ref> He succeeded Captain [[Frederic Charles Dreyer|Frederic C. Dreyer]] as [[Gunnery and Torpedo Division (Royal Navy)|Director of Naval Artillery and Torpedo]] on 1 February, 1919.<ref>''Naval Staff of the Admiralty''. C.B. 3013. p. 123.</ref> | + | 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.<ref>''The London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/31099/supplements/106 (Supplement) no. 31099. p. 106.] 1 January, 1919.</ref> He succeeded Captain [[Frederic Charles Dreyer|Frederic C. Dreyer]] as [[Gunnery and Torpedo Division (Royal Navy)|Director of Naval Artillery and Torpedo]] on 1 February, 1919.<ref>''Naval Staff of the Admiralty''. C.B. 3013. p. 123.</ref> |
| − | He was promoted to the rank of {{RearRN}} on 2 July, 1922, vice [[Francis Clifton Brown|Brown]].<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/32728/pages/5201 no. 32728. p. 5201.] 11 July, 1922.</ref> | + | He was promoted to the rank of {{RearRN}} on 2 July, 1922, vice [[Francis Clifton Brown|Brown]].<ref>''The London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/32728/pages/5201 no. 32728. p. 5201.] 11 July, 1922.</ref> |
| − | McClintock was promoted to the rank of {{ViceRN}} on 3 August, 1927, vice [[Louis Charles Stirling Woollcombe|Woollcombe]].<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/33300/pages/5105 no. 33300. p. 5105.] 5 August, 1927.</ref> | + | McClintock was promoted to the rank of {{ViceRN}} on 3 August, 1927, vice [[Louis Charles Stirling Woollcombe|Woollcombe]].<ref>''The London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/33300/pages/5105 no. 33300. p. 5105.] 5 August, 1927.</ref> |
==Footnotes== | ==Footnotes== | ||
Revision as of 18:11, 24 September 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
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 27750. p. 25. 3 January, 1905.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 28623. p. 4748. 2 July, 1912.
- ↑ The Navy List (December, 1914). p. 350.
- ↑ McClintock Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. p. 459.
- ↑ The Navy List (October, 1917). p. 394x.
- ↑ The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 31099. p. 106. 1 January, 1919.
- ↑ Naval Staff of the Admiralty. C.B. 3013. p. 123.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 32728. p. 5201. 11 July, 1922.
- ↑ The 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.
Service Record
- The National Archives. ADM 196/43.
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