Alexander Maitland Donovan
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Jump to navigationJump to searchLieutenant-Commander Alexander Maitland Donovan, D.S.C., R.N. (7 May, 1892 – 20 April, 1932) served in the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
Donovan was promoted to Sub-Lieutenant on 15 November, 1912.[1]
Donovan was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 15 October, 1914.
Donovan was appointed in command of the first-class torpedo boat T.B. 3 on 1 January, 1918.[2]
Donovan was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 15 October, 1922.
In early 1932, Donovan was admitted to Haslar Hospital for observation, suffering from gastritis. He died on 20 April and was buried in Haslar Royal Naval Cemetery.
See Also
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by Walter F. Smithwick |
Captain of H.M. T.B. 3 1 Jan, 1918[3] – 25 Feb, 1919 |
Succeeded by William B. Mackenzie |
| Preceded by Gerald M. McKenna |
Captain of H.M.S. Tilbury 10 Aug, 1922[4] |
Succeeded by Edmund F. FitzGerald |
| Preceded by Ralph G. H. Izat |
Captain of H.M.S. Sirdar 1 Apr, 1924[5] – 13 Jan, 1925 |
Succeeded by William S. Moor |
| Preceded by Alban T. B. Curteis |
Captain of H.M.S. Wild Swan 13 Jan, 1925 – Jan, 1926 |
Succeeded by Charles G. Stuart |
| Preceded by Alban T. B. Curteis |
Captain of H.M.S. Verity Feb, 1925[6] |
Succeeded by Meredith S. Spalding |
| Preceded by Cyril J. H. Hill |
Captain of H.M.S. Wolsey c. Feb, 1927[7] |
Succeeded by Meredith S. Spalding |
| Preceded by John G. Aitchison |
Captain of H.M.S. Forres 7 Oct, 1927[8][9] – 8 Feb, 1929 |
Succeeded by Bernard H. Wilkinson |
| Preceded by James C. Colvill |
Captain of H.M.S. Vanoc 6 Aug, 1931 – 20 Apr, 1932 |
Succeeded by Thomas B. Hill |
Footnotes
- ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1913). p. 22.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1919). p. 955.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1919). p. 955.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1923). p. 821.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1924). p. 270.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1926). p. 279a.
- ↑ "Naval Appointments." The Times (London, England), Friday, Feb 11, 1927; pg. 24; Issue 44503.
- ↑ "Naval Appointments." The Times (London, England), 8 Oct. 1927, p. 16.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1929). p. 239.
