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{{CaptRN}} '''Arthur Macaulay Lecky''', D.S.O., R.N. (28 February, 1881 – ) was an officer in the [[Royal Navy]].
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{{CaptRN}} '''Arthur Macaulay Lecky''', D.S.O., R.N. (28 February, 1881 – 2 April, 1933) was an officer in the [[Royal Navy]].
  
 
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Lecky was appointed in command of the {{UK-Mosquito|f=t}} on 27 January, 1911 and promoted to the rank of {{LCommRN}} on 31 March, 1911.<ref>Lecky Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/46/54.|D7603561}} f. 54.</ref>
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On 7 March, 1914, Lecky was appointed in command of the {{UK-Unity|f=t}}.{{NLJan15|p. 387}}  He was her captain at the [[Battle of Jutland]], operating as part of the {{UK-DF|4}}.{{UKJutlandOD|pp. 34, 44}}
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Revision as of 11:09, 12 June 2016

Captain Arthur Macaulay Lecky, D.S.O., R.N. (28 February, 1881 – 2 April, 1933) was an officer in the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

Born in Rangoon, the son of Colonel George Lecky.

Lecky was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 31 March, 1903.[1]

Lecky was appointed in command of the destroyer Mosquito on 27 January, 1911 and promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 31 March, 1911.[2]

On 7 March, 1914, Lecky was appointed in command of the destroyer Unity.[3] He would be her captain through mid 1916.

Great War

Lecky commanded Unity at the Battle of Jutland, operating as part of the Fourth Destroyer Flotilla.[4]

Lecky was promoted to the rank of Commander on 30 June, 1916.[5]

Post-war

He was appointed in command of the destroyer Warwick on 12 January, 1919.[6]

Lecky was promoted to the rank of Captain on 31 December, 1922.[7]

See Also

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
New Command 		Captain of H.M. T.B. 23
18 Feb, 1908[8] 		Succeeded by
Frederick A. Warner
Preceded by
? 		Captain of H.M.S. Mosquito
27 Jan, 1911[9] – Jan, 1914[10][11] 		Succeeded by
James L. C. Clark
Preceded by
New Command 		Captain of H.M.S. Unity
7 Mar, 1914[12] – Jun, 1916 		Succeeded by
Astley D. C. Cooper-Key
Preceded by
New Command 		Captain of H.M.S. Opportune
Jun, 1916[13] – 4 Feb, 1917[14][15] 		Succeeded by
John B. Spurgin
Preceded by
Clarence W. E. Trelawny 		Captain of H.M.S. Offa
4 Feb, 1917[16] 		Succeeded by
Henry E. Dale
Preceded by
? 		Captain of H.M.S. Warwick
12 Jan, 1919[17] 		Succeeded by
Lawrence D'O. Bignell
Preceded by
Lawrence D'O. Bignell 		Captain of H.M.S. Warwick
Jun, 1921[18] – Jan, 1923[19][20] 		Succeeded by
Frederic A. H. Russel
Preceded by
Reginald St. P. Parry 		Captain of H.M.S. Vindictive
Jul, 1931[21] – 1932[22] 		Succeeded by
Hamilton C. Allen

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Lecky Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46/54. f. 54.
  2. ↑ Lecky Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46/54. f. 54.
  3. ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1915). p. 387.
  4. ↑ Battle of Jutland Official Despatches. pp. 34, 44.
  5. ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 68.
  6. ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 942.
  7. ↑ Lecky Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46/54. f. 54.
  8. ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1908). p. 399.
  9. ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1914). p. 346.
  10. ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1914). p. 346.
  11. ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1915). p. 396d.
  12. ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1915). p. 398t.
  13. ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1916). p. 396gg.
  14. ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 855.
  15. ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1917). p. 396.
  16. ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1917). p. 396.
  17. ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1919). p. 898.
  18. ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1923). p. 842.
  19. ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1923). p. 842.
  20. ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1924). p. 288.
  21. ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
  22. ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.

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