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[[Rear-Admiral (Royal Navy)|Rear-Admiral]] '''William Lindsay Jackson''', D.S.O., R.N. (1889 – 12 August, 1962) was an officer in the [[Royal Navy]].
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[[File:William-Lindsay-Jackson, NPG x124824.jpg|thumb|right|350px|Rear-Admiral William L. Jackson as a Captain, December 1929.<br><small>Portrait: © National Portrait Gallery, London.</small>]]
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[[Rear-Admiral (Royal Navy)|Rear-Admiral]] '''William Lindsay Jackson''', D.S.O., R.N. (15 July, 1889 &ndash; 12 August, 1962) was an officer in the [[Royal Navy]].
  
 
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Revision as of 12:35, 12 January 2020

Rear-Admiral William L. Jackson as a Captain, December 1929.
Portrait: © National Portrait Gallery, London.

Rear-Admiral William Lindsay Jackson, D.S.O., R.N. (15 July, 1889 – 12 August, 1962) was an officer in the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

He was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 15 April, 1910.[1]

Jackson was appointed as Gunnery Officer in the monitor Prince Eugene on 2 August, 1915.[2]

He was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 15 April, 1918.[3]

Jackson was promoted to the rank of Captain on 30 June, 1929.[4]

See Also

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
Horace L. Morgan
Captain of H.M.S. Veronica
11 Aug, 1932[5]
Succeeded by
?
Preceded by
John H. Edelsten
Captain of H.M.S. Galatea
3 Sep, 1935[6] – 15 Oct, 1935
Succeeded by
Guy L. Warren
Preceded by
Guy L. Warren
Captain of H.M.S. Despatch
15 Oct, 1935[7] – Jul, 1937
Succeeded by
Edward L. S. King
 

Footnotes

  1. The Navy List. (January, 1918). p. 99.
  2. The Navy List. (November, 1917). p. 397c.
  3. The Navy List. (December, 1918). p. 99.
  4. The Navy List. (May, 1939). p. 44.
  5. The Navy List. (July, 1934). p. 285.
  6. The Navy List. (October, 1935). p. 242.
  7. The Navy List. (July, 1937). p. 230.