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| − | Macpherson placed sixth of sixty-one cadets passing out of {{UK-1Britannia}} in August 1899, earning 1768 of 2250 possible marks. | + | Born in Clifton, Gloucester, the son of the Secretary of Clifton College, Macpherson placed sixth of sixty-one cadets passing out of {{UK-1Britannia}} in August 1899, earning 1768 of 2250 possible marks.{{NMI|Thursday, Aug 10, 1899; pg. 8; Issue 35904}}<ref>Macpherson Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/48/133.|}} f. 537.</ref> |
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| − | Macpherson was promoted to the rank of {{LCommRN}} on | + | Macpherson was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 1 April, 1905.<ref>Macpherson Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/48/133.|}} f. 537.</ref> |
| − | Macpherson was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on | + | |
| − | Macpherson was promoted to the rank of {{CaptRN}} on | + | Macpherson was promoted to the rank of {{LCommRN}} on 1 April, 1913.<ref>Macpherson Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/48/133.|}} f. 537.</ref> |
| − | Macpherson was promoted to the rank of {{RearRN}} on | + | |
| − | + | Macpherson was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on 31 December, 1917.<ref>Macpherson Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/48/133.|}} f. 537.</ref> | |
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| + | Macpherson was promoted to the rank of {{CaptRN}} on 30 June, 1925.<ref>Macpherson Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/48/133.|}} f. 537.</ref> | ||
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| + | On 6 August, 1928, a Court Martial adjudged him to be dismissed from ''Victory'' and to be reprimanded, after a charge of having negligently of by default suffering {{UK-Dauntless|f=p}} to be stranded.<ref>Macpherson Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/48/133.|}} f. 537.</ref> | ||
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| + | Macpherson was promoted to the rank of {{RearRN}} on 20 June, 1936 and placed on the Retired List the following day.<ref>Macpherson Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/48/133.|}} f. 537.</ref> | ||
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* [http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/results/r?_rv=simple&_q=ADM+Kenneth+Douglas+Worsley+Macpherson Service Records] | * [http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/results/r?_rv=simple&_q=ADM+Kenneth+Douglas+Worsley+Macpherson Service Records] | ||
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Revision as of 15:47, 4 November 2021
Rear-Admiral Kenneth Douglas Worsley Macpherson, R.N. (3 November, 1883 – ) served in the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
Born in Clifton, Gloucester, the son of the Secretary of Clifton College, Macpherson placed sixth of sixty-one cadets passing out of Britannia in August 1899, earning 1768 of 2250 possible marks.[1][2]
Macpherson was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 1 April, 1905.[3]
Macpherson was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 1 April, 1913.[4]
Macpherson was promoted to the rank of Commander on 31 December, 1917.[5]
Macpherson was promoted to the rank of Captain on 30 June, 1925.[6]
On 6 August, 1928, a Court Martial adjudged him to be dismissed from Victory and to be reprimanded, after a charge of having negligently of by default suffering H.M.S. Dauntless to be stranded.[7]
Macpherson was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral on 20 June, 1936 and placed on the Retired List the following day.[8]
See Also
Bibliography
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by Harry C. S. Rawson |
Captain of H.M. T.B. 73 14 Jul, 1904 |
Succeeded by Herbert G. Briggs |
| Preceded by Stephen D. Tillard |
Captain of H.M.S. Dauntless 24 Feb, 1927[9] – 1928 |
Succeeded by Francis H. G. Walker |
| Preceded by Benjamin W. Barrow |
Captain of H.M.S. Harebell 15 Jul, 1932[10] |
Succeeded by John S. G. Fraser |
Footnotes
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence." The Times (London, England), Thursday, Aug 10, 1899; pg. 8; Issue 35904.
- ↑ Macpherson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48/133. f. 537.
- ↑ Macpherson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48/133. f. 537.
- ↑ Macpherson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48/133. f. 537.
- ↑ Macpherson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48/133. f. 537.
- ↑ Macpherson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48/133. f. 537.
- ↑ Macpherson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48/133. f. 537.
- ↑ Macpherson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48/133. f. 537.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1928). p. 230.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1933). p. 244.
