James Richard Maitland Makgill Crichton
Commander (retired) James Richard Maitland Makgill Crichton (5 June, 1885 – 1 December, 1943) was an officer in the Royal Navy. His older brother, Charles Lewis Maitland Makgill Crichton, also served. Another man named of only a few weeks difference in age, Henry James Maitland Makgill Crichton, also served. He was perhaps a cousin?
Life & Career
The son of Andrew Coventry Maitland-Makgill-Crichton, who worked with the Civil Service in London as an exchequer.
Crichton was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 1 April, 1908.[1]
In May 1913, he stranded his command, the Express. A Court Martial determined that he had been negligent, and he was severely reprimanded.
Crichton served in the battleship Commonwealth from September 1913 until he was appointed to Barham on 29 June, 1915.
Crichton was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 1 April, 1916 before fighting at the Battle of Jutland in Barham as part of the Fifth Battle Squadron. He left her when he was appointed in command of the destroyer Martial on 24 June, 1918.[2]
Crichton stayed with Martial until being appointed in command of the destroyer Torrid on 28 January, 1920.[3]
Crichton was placed on the Retired List at his own request with the rank of Commander on 5 June, 1927 and granted permission to proceed abroad.
World War II
See Also
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by Roger L. Wiles |
Captain of H.M. T.B. 065 Dec, 1910[4] – 4 Apr, 1911 |
Succeeded by William G. A. Shuttleworth |
| Preceded by Philip G. Wodehouse |
Captain of H.M. T.B. 36 4 Apr, 1911[5] – 7 Oct, 1911 |
Succeeded by John I. Hallett |
| Preceded by The Rt. Hon. Lord George F. Seymour |
Captain of H.M.S. Express 7 Oct, 1911[6] – 2 Sep, 1913 |
Succeeded by Clive Phillipps-Wolley |
| Preceded by Charles L. M. M. Crichton |
Captain of H.M.S. Martial 24 Jun, 1918[7] – 28 Jan, 1920 |
Succeeded by ? |
| Preceded by Frederick W. F. Fegen |
Captain of H.M.S. Torrid 28 Jan, 1920[8][9] – 20 Jan, 1921 |
Succeeded by Thomas S. Edwards |
| Preceded by Henry V. Hudson |
Captain of H.M.S. Senator 6 Jan, 1921 – Jan, 1922 |
Succeeded by Stuart D. Wilson |
Footnotes
- ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1913). p. 18.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 843.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1920). p. 876.
- ↑ The Monthly Navy List. (March, 1911). p. 400.
- ↑ "Naval Appointments." The Times (London, England), 1 Apr. 1911, p. 4.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1913). p. 311.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 843.
- ↑ "Naval Appointments." The Times (London, England), Friday, January 30, 1920, Issue 42321, p.17.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1920). p. 876.
