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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 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> | + | [[File:Edmond_Mackinnon_Magnificent.jpg|thumb|right|350px|Mackinnon as a Lieutenant in {{UK-Magnificent}}, c. 1905.<br><small>From official officers' photograph in album of [[Claude George Reginald Brandon|Claude G. R. Brandon]]</small>]] |
+ | He was appointed to the {{UK-Magnificent|f=t}} on 23 January 1905. He left her when he 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> | 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> | ||
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On 11 March, 1914, Mackinnon was appointed in command of the {{UK-Druid|f=t}}.{{NLJan15|p. 307}} | On 11 March, 1914, Mackinnon was appointed in command of the {{UK-Druid|f=t}}.{{NLJan15|p. 307}} | ||
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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> | 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> |
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Rear-Admiral (retired) Edmond Julius Gordon Mackinnon, D.S.O., R.N. (11 April, 1880 – 17 September, 1940) was an officer in the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
Mackinnon was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 26 June, 1902.[1]
He was appointed to the battleship Magnificent on 23 January 1905. He left her when he was appointed Lieutenant & Commander of the destroyer Bittern on 6 November, 1906.[2] He married Katherine Ethel Rothwell on 3 April, 1907.[3]
Mackinnon was appointed in command of the destroyer Roebuck on 17 June, 1909.[4]
On 19 October, 1909, he was appointed Lieutenant & Commander of the destroyer Arun.[5]
Mackinnon was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 26 June, 1910.[6]
He was appointed in command of the destroyer Ribble on 7 September, 1911.[7]
On 11 March, 1914, Mackinnon was appointed in command of the destroyer Druid.[8]
Mackinnon was promoted to the rank of Commander on 30 June, 1915.[9]
He was appointed in command of the destroyer Walker on 5 January, 1918.[10]
Post-War
On 9 January, 1920, Mackinnon was appointed in command of the flotilla leader Shakespeare.[11]
On 17 March, 1921, Mackinnon was subjected to a Court Martial for testing the engines of Shakespeare 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.[12]
Mackinnon was promoted to the rank of Captain on 30 June, 1921.[13]
Mackinnon was appointed to Montrose, additional, on 15 September, 1924 and then in command upon her commissioning on 1 October, becoming then Captain (D) of the Fourth Destroyer Flotilla. He retained command of 4 D.F. when he was appointed in command of Broke on 10 February, 1925.[14]
In February, 1932, Mackinnon issued an adverse report on his executive officer, Commander F. R. Baxter in 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.[15]
Mackinnon was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral on 21 January, 1933 and placed on the Retired List the following day in accordance with Order in Council of 9 March, 1914.[16]
World War II
Mackinnon was presumed killed in action on the night of 17-18 September, 1940 while serving as a Commodore, Second Class in the London Convoy Pool when the City of Benares was torpedoed by U-48.[17]
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Mackinnon Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/228. f. 232.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1907). p. 284.
- ↑ Mackinnon Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/228. f. 232.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Thursday, 17 June, 1909. Issue 38988, col B, p. 9.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1910). p. 280.
- ↑ Mackinnon Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/228. f. 232.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1913). p. 367.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1915). p. 307.
- ↑ Mackinnon Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/228. f. 232.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 941.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1920). p. 863.
- ↑ Mackinnon Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/228. f. 232.
- ↑ Mackinnon Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/228. f. 232.
- ↑ Mackinnon Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/228. f. 232.
- ↑ Mackinnon Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/228. f. 232.
- ↑ Mackinnon Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/228. f. 232.
- ↑ Mackinnon Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/228. f. 232.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1908). p. 284.
- ↑ Mackinnon Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/228. f. 232.
- ↑ Mackinnon Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/228. f. 232.
- ↑ Mackinnon Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/228. f. 232.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Thursday, 17 June, 1909. Issue 38988, col B, p. 9.
- ↑ Fawcett Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49. Unnumbered folio.
- ↑ Mackinnon Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/228. f. 232.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1910). p. 280.
- ↑ Mackinnon Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/228. f. 232.
- ↑ Mackinnon Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/228. f. 232.
- ↑ Mackinnon Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/228. f. 232.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1911). p. 348.
- ↑ Mackinnon Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/228. f. 232.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1913). p. 367.
- ↑ Mackinnon Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/228. f. 232.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1915). p. 397j.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1915). p. 307.
- ↑ Mackinnon Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/228. f. 232.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1915). p. 396d.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1916). p. 396e.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1916). p. 398t.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1916). p. 398t.
- ↑ Mackinnon Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/228. f. 232.
- ↑ Mackinnon Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/228. f. 232.
- ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1917). p. 398c.
- ↑ Mackinnon Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/228. f. 232.
- ↑ Mackinnon Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/228. f. 232.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 941.
- ↑ Mackinnon Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/228. f. 232.
- ↑ Mackinnon Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/228. f. 232.
- ↑ Mackinnon Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/228. f. 232.
- ↑ Mackinnon Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/228. f. 232.
- ↑ Mackinnon Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/228. f. 232.
- ↑ Mackinnon Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/228. f. 232.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1920). p. 863.
- ↑ Mackinnon Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/228. f. 232.
- ↑ Mackinnon Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/228. f. 232.
- ↑ Mackinnon Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/228. f. 232.
- ↑ Mackinnon Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/228. f. 232.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1924). p. 269.
- ↑ Mackinnon Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/228. f. 232.
- ↑ Mackinnon Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/228. f. 232.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1924). p. 269.
- ↑ Mackinnon Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/228. f. 232.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1924). p. 269.
- ↑ Mackinnon Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/228. f. 232.
- ↑ Mackinnon Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/228. f. 232.
- ↑ Mackinnon Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/228. f. 232.
- ↑ Mackinnon Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/228. f. 232.
- ↑ Mackinnon Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/228. f. 232.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1925). p. 219.
- ↑ Mackinnon Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/228. f. 232.
- ↑ Mackinnon Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/228. f. 232.
- ↑ Mackinnon Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/228. f. 232.
- ↑ Mackinnon Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/228. f. 232.
- ↑ Mackinnon Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/228. f. 232.
- ↑ Mackinnon Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/228. f. 232.
- ↑ Mackinnon Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/228. f. 232.
- ↑ Mackinnon Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/228. f. 232.
- ↑ Mackinnon Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/228. f. 232.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1931). p. 245.
- ↑ Mackinnon Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/228. f. 232.