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{{RearRN}} (retired) '''Edmond Julius Gordon Mackinnon''', D.S.O., R.N. (11 April, 1880 &ndash; 17 September, 1940) was an officer in the [[Royal Navy]]. ==Life & Career== Mackinnon was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 26 June, 1902.<ref>Mackinnon Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/45/228.|D7603480}} f. 232.</ref> Mackinnon was appointed {{LieutRN}} & Commander of the {{UK-Bittern|f=t}} on 6 November, 1906.{{NLJan07|p. 284}} He married Katherine Ethel Rothwell on 3 April, 1907.<ref>Mackinnon Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/45/228.|D7603480}} f. 232.</ref> Mackinnon was appointed in command of the {{UK-Roebuck|f=t}} on 17 June, 1909.<ref>"Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). ''The Times''. Thursday, 17 June, 1909. Issue '''38988''', col B, p. 9.</ref> On 19 October, 1909, he was appointed {{LieutRN}} & Commander of the {{UK-Arun|f=t}}.{{NLApr10|p. 280}} Mackinnon was promoted to the rank of {{LCommRN}} on 26 June, 1910.<ref>Mackinnon Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/45/228.|D7603480}} f. 232.</ref> He was appointed in command of the {{UK-Ribble|f=t}} on 7 September, 1911.{{NLJul13|p. 367}} On 11 March, 1914, Mackinnon was appointed in command of the {{UK-Druid|f=t}}.{{NLJan15|p. 307}} ==Great War== Mackinnon was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on 30 June, 1915.<ref>Mackinnon Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/45/228.|D7603480}} f. 232.</ref> He was appointed in command of the {{UK-Walker|f=t}} on 5 January, 1918.{{NLFeb19|p. 941}} ==Post-War== On 9 January, 1920, Mackinnon was appointed in command of the {{UK-1Shakespeare|f=t}}.{{NLDec20|p. 863}} On 17 March, 1921, Mackinnon was subjected to a Court Martial for testing the engines of {{UK-1Shakespeare}} in a tidal basin while men were painting her sides from a catamaran. A charge that he had endangered their lives was not proved and he was acquitted.<ref>Mackinnon Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/45/228.|D7603480}} f. 232.</ref> Mackinnon was promoted to the rank of {{CaptRN}} on 30 June, 1921.<ref>Mackinnon Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/45/228.|D7603480}} f. 232.</ref> Mackinnon was appointed to {{UK-Montrose}}, additional, on 15 September, 1924 and then in command upon her commissioning on 1 October, becoming then Captain (D) of the {{UK-DF|4}}. He retained command of 4 D.F. when he was appointed in command of {{UK-Broke}} on 10 February, 1925.<ref>Mackinnon Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/45/228.|D7603480}} f. 232.</ref> In February, 1932, Mackinnon issued an adverse report on his executive officer, Commander [[Francis Riou Baxter|F. R. Baxter]] in {{UK-Hermes}} in which he criticised Baxter's social grace and excessive self-regard. Mackinnon was informed that Their Lordships did not concur. Mackinnon was invalided from the China Station that year with diphtheria. He was admitted to Chatham hospital in July.<ref>Mackinnon Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/45/228.|D7603480}} f. 232.</ref> Mackinnon was promoted to the rank of {{RearRN}} on 21 January, 1933 and placed on the Retired List the following day in accordance with [[Order in Council of 9 March, 1914]].<ref>Mackinnon Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/45/228.|D7603480}} f. 232.</ref> ==World War II== Mackinnon was presumed killed in action on the night of 17-18 September, 1940 while serving as a {{Com2RN}} in the London Convoy Pool when the ''City of Benares'' was torpedoed by U-48.<ref>Mackinnon Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/45/228.|D7603480}} f. 232.</ref> ==See Also== {{refbegin}} * [http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/results/r?_rv=simple&_q=ADM+Edmond+Julius+Gordon+Mackinnon Service Records] {{WP|https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edmond_Julius_Gordon_Mackinnon}} {{refend}} <div name=fredbot:appts>{{TabApptsBegin}} {{TabNaval}} {{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[John Richards Corner|John R. Corner]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Bittern (1897)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Bittern'']]'''<br>6 Nov, 1906{{NLOct08|p. 284}}<ref>Mackinnon Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/45/228.|D7603480}} f. 232.</ref> &ndash; 17 Jun, 1909<ref>Mackinnon Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/45/228.|D7603480}} f. 232.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Henry Clive Rawlings|Henry C. Rawlings]]'''}} {{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[John Gilbert de Odingsells Coke|John G. de O. Coke]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Roebuck (1901)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Roebuck'']]'''<br>17 Jun, 1909<ref>Mackinnon Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/45/228.|D7603480}} f. 232.</ref><ref>"Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). ''The Times''. Thursday, 17 June, 1909. Issue '''38988''', col B, p. 9.</ref> &ndash; 19 Oct, 1909<ref>Fawcett Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/49.|D7604265}} Unnumbered folio.</ref><ref>Mackinnon Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/45/228.|D7603480}} f. 232.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[John Fawcett|John Fawcett]]'''}} {{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Spencer Reginald Strettell Richards|Spencer R. S. Richards]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Arun (1903)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Arun'']]'''<br>19 Oct, 1909{{NLApr10|p. 280}}<ref>Mackinnon Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/45/228.|D7603480}} f. 232.</ref> &ndash; 3 May, 1910<ref>Mackinnon Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/45/228.|D7603480}} f. 232.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Leonard Robinson|Leonard Robinson]]'''}} {{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''New Command'''|'''[[H.M.S. Nemesis (1910)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Nemesis'']]'''<br>24 Feb, 1911<ref>Mackinnon Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/45/228.|D7603480}} f. 232.</ref>{{NLApr11|p. 348}} &ndash; Aug, 1911<ref>Mackinnon Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/45/228.|D7603480}} f. 232.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Gerald Charles Wynter|Gerald C. Wynter]]'''}} {{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Walter John Fletcher|Walter J. Fletcher]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Ribble (1904)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Ribble'']]'''<br>7 Sep, 1911{{NLJul13|p. 367}} &ndash; 10 Dec, 1913<ref>Mackinnon Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/45/228.|D7603480}} f. 232.</ref>{{NLOct15|p. 397''j''}}|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Ralph Wilmot Wilkinson|Ralph W. Wilkinson]]'''}} {{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Richard Orlando Beaconsfield Bridgeman|The Hon. Richard O. B. Bridgeman]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Druid (1911)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Druid'']]'''<br>11 Mar, 1914{{NLJan15|p. 307}} &ndash; 6 Jan, 1915<ref>Mackinnon Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/45/228.|D7603480}} f. 232.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Roger Vincent Alison|Roger V. Alison]]'''}} {{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''New Command'''|'''[[H.M.S. Myngs (1914)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Myngs'']]'''<br>6 Jan, 1915{{NLOct15|p. 396''d''}} &ndash; 22 Feb, 1916{{NLDec16|p. 396''e''}}{{NLDec16|p. 398''t''}}|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Frederick Archibald Warner|Frederick A. Warner]]'''}} {{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''New Command'''|'''[[H.M.S. Trident (1915)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Trident'']]'''<br>22 Feb, 1916{{NLDec16|p. 398''t''}}<ref>Mackinnon Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/45/228.|D7603480}} f. 232.</ref> &ndash; 24 Jul, 1917<ref>Mackinnon Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/45/228.|D7603480}} f. 232.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Ernest William Leir|Ernest W. Leir]]'''}} {{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''New Command'''|'''[[H.M.S. Tancred (1917)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Tancred'']]'''<br>8 Aug, 1917{{NLNov17|p. 398''c''}}<ref>Mackinnon Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/45/228.|D7603480}} f. 232.</ref> &ndash; 5 Jan, 1918<ref>Mackinnon Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/45/228.|D7603480}} f. 232.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Frederick Langton Cavaye|Frederick L. Cavaye]]'''}} {{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''New Command'''|'''[[H.M.S. Walker (1917)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Walker'']]'''<br>5 Jan, 1918{{NLFeb19|p. 941}}<ref>Mackinnon Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/45/228.|D7603480}} f. 232.</ref> &ndash; 25 Oct, 1918<ref>Mackinnon Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/45/228.|D7603480}} f. 232.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Henry Clive Rawlings|Henry C. Rawlings]]'''}} {{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Robert Gerald Hamond|Robert G. Hamond]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Valorous (1917)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Valorous'']]'''<br>25 Oct, 1918<ref>Mackinnon Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/45/228.|D7603480}} f. 232.</ref> &ndash; 22 Jan, 1919<ref>Mackinnon Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/45/228.|D7603480}} f. 232.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Frederick Edward Ketelbey Strong|Frederick E. K. Strong]]'''}} {{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Geoffrey Mackworth|Geoffrey Mackworth]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Valkyrie (1917)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Valkyrie'']]'''<br>22 Jan, 1919<ref>Mackinnon Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/45/228.|D7603480}} f. 232.</ref> &ndash; 9 Jan, 1920<ref>Mackinnon Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/45/228.|D7603480}} f. 232.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Hugh Davenport Colville|Hugh D. Colville]]'''}} {{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Frederick Edward Ketelbey Strong|Frederick E. K. Strong]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Shakespeare (1917)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Shakespeare'']]'''<br>9 Jan, 1920{{NLDec20|p. 863}}<ref>Mackinnon Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/45/228.|D7603480}} f. 232.</ref> &ndash; 7 May, 1921<ref>Mackinnon Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/45/228.|D7603480}} f. 232.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Sidney Julius Meyrick|Sidney J. Meyrick]]'''}} {{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Philip Hyde Waterer|Philip H. Waterer]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Comus (1914)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Comus'']]'''<br>15 Jun, 1923<ref>Mackinnon Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/45/228.|D7603480}} f. 232.</ref> &ndash; Jul, 1923<ref>Mackinnon Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/45/228.|D7603480}} f. 232.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Henry George Thursfield|Henry G. Thursfield]]'''}} {{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Eric Gascoigne Robinson|Eric G. Robinson]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Shakespeare (1917)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Shakespeare'']]'''<br>Sep, 1923{{NLJul24|p. 269}}<ref>Mackinnon Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/45/228.|D7603480}} f. 232.</ref> &ndash; 15 Sep, 1924<ref>Mackinnon Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/45/228.|D7603480}} f. 232.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Lewis Gonne Eyre Crabbe|Lewis G. E. Crabbe]]'''}} {{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Eric Gascoigne Robinson|Eric G. Robinson]]'''|'''[[Seventh Destroyer Flotilla (Royal Navy)|Captain (D), Seventh Destroyer Flotilla]]'''<br>Sep, 1923{{NLJul24|p. 269}} &ndash; 15 Sep, 1924<ref>Mackinnon Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/45/228.|D7603480}} f. 232.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Lewis Gonne Eyre Crabbe|Lewis G. E. Crabbe]]'''}} {{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Edward Barry Stewart Bingham|The Hon. Edward B. S. Bingham]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Montrose (1918)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Montrose'']]'''<br>1 Oct, 1924{{NLJul24|p. 269}}<ref>Mackinnon Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/45/228.|D7603480}} f. 232.</ref> &ndash; 10 Feb, 1925<ref>Mackinnon Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/45/228.|D7603480}} f. 232.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Edward Oliver Brudenell Seymour Osborne|Edward O. B. S. Osborne]]'''}} {{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Edward Barry Stewart Bingham|The Hon. Edward B. S. Bingham]]'''|'''[[Fourth Destroyer Flotilla (Royal Navy)|Captain (D), Fourth Destroyer Flotilla]]'''<br>1 Oct, 1924<ref>Mackinnon Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/45/228.|D7603480}} f. 232.</ref> &ndash; 29 Apr, 1926<ref>Mackinnon Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/45/228.|D7603480}} f. 232.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Cyril Herbert Gordon Benson|Cyril H. G. Benson]]'''}} {{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Eric Quintin Carter|Eric Q. Carter]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Broke (1920)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Broke'']]'''<br>10 Feb, 1925<ref>Mackinnon Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/45/228.|D7603480}} f. 232.</ref>{{NLApr25|p. 219}} &ndash; Oct, 1926<ref>Mackinnon Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/45/228.|D7603480}} f. 232.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Cyril Herbert Gordon Benson|Cyril H. G. Benson]]'''}} {{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Richard Anthony Aston Plowden|Richard A. A. Plowden]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Malcolm (1919)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Malcolm'']]'''<br>29 Jun, 1928<ref>Mackinnon Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/45/228.|D7603480}} f. 232.</ref> &ndash; 15 Feb, 1929<ref>Mackinnon Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/45/228.|D7603480}} f. 232.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Guy Lushington Coleridge|Guy L. Coleridge]]'''}} {{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Leonard Stanley Holbrook|Leonard S. Holbrook]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Birmingham (1913)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Birmingham'']]'''<br>15 Feb, 1929<ref>Mackinnon Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/45/228.|D7603480}} f. 232.</ref> &ndash; 14 May, 1929<ref>Mackinnon Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/45/228.|D7603480}} f. 232.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''?'''}} {{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Arthur Jelfs Cubison|Arthur J. Cubison]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Shakespeare (1917)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Shakespeare'']]'''<br>14 May, 1929<ref>Mackinnon Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/45/228.|D7603480}} f. 232.</ref> &ndash; 12 Dec, 1929<ref>Mackinnon Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/45/228.|D7603480}} f. 232.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''?'''}} {{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Leonard Stanley Holbrook|Leonard S. Holbrook]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Cleopatra (1915)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Cleopatra'']]'''<br>12 Dec, 1929<ref>Mackinnon Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/45/228.|D7603480}} f. 232.</ref> &ndash; 29 Dec, 1929<ref>Mackinnon Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/45/228.|D7603480}} f. 232.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Cecil Nugent Reyne|Cecil N. Reyne]]'''}} {{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[James Douglas Campbell|James D. Campbell]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Hermes (1919)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Hermes'']]'''<br>3 Oct, 1930{{NLJul31|p. 245}} &ndash; Mar, 1932<ref>Mackinnon Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/45/228.|D7603480}} f. 232.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Francis Riou Baxter|Francis R. Baxter]]'''}} {{TabEnd}} </div name=fredbot:appts> ==Footnotes== {{reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Mackinnon, Edmond}} {{CatPerson|UK|1880|1940}} {{CatBritannia|July, 1894}} {{CatKilledOnActiveService|UK}} {{CatRear|UK}}

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