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| + | He was the son of Alexander McKechnie, M.D., an Inspector-General of Hospitals and Fleets.<ref>''Hampshire Telegraph'' (Saturday, 12 March 1910), p, 8.</ref> | ||
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| + | McKechnie was promoted to the rank of {{CaptRN}} on 31 December, 1884. | ||
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| + | He was in receipt of a Captain's Good Service Pension from October, 1896 until March, 1898, when he was placed on the Retired List.<ref>''Hampshire Telegraph'' (Saturday, 12 March 1910), p, 8.</ref> | ||
| + | He was promoted to Rear-Admiral on the Retired List on 22 June 1899, and to Vice-Admiral (Retired) on 10 February 1904. | ||
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| + | He died at No. 32, Norland Square, Notting Hill in London, on 4 March, 1910.<ref>Ancestry.com, England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1858-1995 (pay to view). Available at [https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/1904/images/32858_625988_3323-00085?usePUB=true&_phsrc=xxS48473&_phstart=successSource&usePUBJs=true&pId=18824182].</ref> | ||
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Revision as of 06:25, 26 August 2021
Vice-Admiral Alexander George McKechnie, Royal Navy, Retired (1843 – 4 March, 1910) was an officer in the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
He was the son of Alexander McKechnie, M.D., an Inspector-General of Hospitals and Fleets.[1]
McKechnie was promoted to the rank of Captain on 31 December, 1884.
He was in receipt of a Captain's Good Service Pension from October, 1896 until March, 1898, when he was placed on the Retired List.[2] He was promoted to Rear-Admiral on the Retired List on 22 June 1899, and to Vice-Admiral (Retired) on 10 February 1904.
He died at No. 32, Norland Square, Notting Hill in London, on 4 March, 1910.[3]
See Also
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by ? |
Captain of H.M.S. Netley 7 Jun, 1875[4] |
Succeeded by Samuel A. Johnson |
| Preceded by Sir William Wiseman, Bart. |
Captain of H.M.S. Immortalité 23 Aug, 1892[5] |
Succeeded by Edward Chichester |
| Preceded by John C. Burnell |
Captain of Portsmouth Dockyard Reserve 15 Jan, 1895[6] |
Succeeded by Reginald F. H. Henderson |
Footnotes
- ↑ Hampshire Telegraph (Saturday, 12 March 1910), p, 8.
- ↑ Hampshire Telegraph (Saturday, 12 March 1910), p, 8.
- ↑ Ancestry.com, England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1858-1995 (pay to view). Available at [1].
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1876). p. 190.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1894). p. 227.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Tuesday, 1 January, 1895. Issue 34462, col F, p. 4.
