Robert Makin
Commander (retired) Robert Makin, R.N. (7 February, 1885 – ) was an officer in the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
Born in Liverpool.
Makin was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant in June, 1906.
Makin was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander in June, 1914.
On 9 September, 1909, Makin was appointed in command of the first-class torpedo boat T.B. 066.[1]
Makin was appointed in command of the destroyer Cheerful on 28 January, 1913.[2]
On 11 December, 1913, He was appointed in command of the destroyer Boyne.[3]
Makin commanded the destroyer Mons when she operated with the Eleventh Destroyer Flotilla at the Battle of Jutland.[4]
In mid-December, 1916, he was sick on shore with chronic conjunctivitis. Hospitalised, he was also under observation for mental strain. Although no explcit mention is made of it, he seems to have been restricted to appointments ashore through the end of the war.
Post-War
Makin was placed on the Retired List at his own request with the rank of Commander on 20 March, 1927.
World War II
See Also
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by Francis B. Haygarth as Captain of H.M. T.B. 066 |
Captain of H.M. T.B. 066 9 Sep, 1909[5] |
Succeeded by Edward Brooke |
| Preceded by Francis L. Back |
Captain of H.M.S. Cheerful 28 Jan, 1913[6] |
Succeeded by Theodore E. J. Bigg |
| Preceded by George B. Hartford |
Captain of H.M.S. Boyne 11 Dec, 1913[7] – 4 Dec, 1915 |
Succeeded by Frederick A. Warner |
| Preceded by Charles G. C. Sumner |
Succeeded by George A. Scott |
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Footnotes
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1910). p. 399.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1913). p. 292.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1915). p. 285.
- ↑ Battle of Jutland Official Despatches. pp. 34, 45.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1910). p. 399.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1913). p. 292.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1915). p. 392m.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1916). p. 396d.
