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Latest revision as of 15:43, 7 April 2022
Commander (retired) Daniel McDowell, D.S.O., R.N. (19 July, 1879 – ) served in the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
Born in Waterford. McDowell entered the Navy direct from Conway.
McDowell was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 26 June, 1902.
Court Martialed in 1908 for making a disparaging remark about Commander T. D. Pratt.
McDowell was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 26 June, 1910.
On 4 July 1915, appointed to the Royal Naval Barracks, Devonport as first officer. On 23 August, 1915, McDowell was again Court Martialed for being drunk in Royal Naval Barracks, Devonport on the 14th. He pleaded guilty and was dismissed the ship and docked a years' seniority. He went to the Nore for minesweeping duties, and spent the remainder of the war there.
Post-War
McDowell commanded the trawler Samuel Drake from 1 August 1919 to around mid-November, when he moved to H.M.T. Christopher Deron [?], which he commanded until 4 May 1920.
McDowell was placed on the Retired List at his own request with the rank of Commander on 6 July, 1923.
World War II
See Also
Naval Appointments | ||
Preceded by Alexander C. Underwood |
Captain of H.M.S. Speedwell 22 May, 1914[1] – 23 Jun, 1915 |
Succeeded by Eric W. Harbord |
Preceded by ? |
Senior Officer, Twenty-third Fleet Sweeping Flotilla 24 Apr, 1919 – 29 May, 1919 |
Succeeded by ? |
Preceded by William F. Budgen |
Captain of H.M.S. Delphinium 29 May, 1919 – 1 Aug, 1919 |
Succeeded by Walter M. Nash |
Footnotes
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1915). p. 398c.