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Revision as of 10:30, 4 February 2021
Captain (retired) John Hamilton Macnair, (9 May, 1895 – ) served in the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
The son of a retired East India Merchant.
After a few months in Good Hope, Macnair was appointed to the battlecruiser Inflexible in November, 1912. He fought in her at the Battle of Jutland and was thereafter promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 15 August, 1916.
On 10 May, 1917 he started a training course in submarines.
Macnair was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 15 August, 1924.
Macnair was promoted to the rank of Commander on 30 June, 1930.
World War II
Macnair was promoted to the rank of Captain on 9 May, 1945.
Reverted to the Retired List on 6 July, 1946.
See Also
Bibliography
Footnotes
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1923). p. 764.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1926). p. 243.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1927). p. 251.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1929). p. 250.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1931). p. 266.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1933). p. 294.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1937). p. 283.