Edmond Julius Gordon Mackinnon

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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]

Mackinnon 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]

Great War

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 submarine Shakespeare.[11]

Mackinnon was promoted to the rank of Captain on 30 June, 1921.[12]

Mackinnon issued an adverse report on his executive officer, Commander F. R. Baxter in Hermes and was informed that Their Lordships did not concur with him.[13]

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.[14]

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.[15]

See Also

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
Percy G. Brown 		Captain of H.M.S. Bittern
6 Nov, 1906[16] 		Succeeded by
Henry C. Rawlings
Preceded by
Charles E. L. Thomas 		Captain of H.M.S. Roebuck
17 Jun, 1909[17] – 19 Oct, 1909[18] 		Succeeded by
John Fawcett
Preceded by
Spencer R. S. Richards 		Captain of H.M.S. Arun
19 Oct, 1909[19] 		Succeeded by
Thomas G. Carter
Preceded by
Vaughan A. E. Hanning-Lee 		Captain of H.M.S. Ribble
7 Sep, 1911[20] 		Succeeded by
Ralph W. Wilkinson
Preceded by
The Hon. Richard O. B. Bridgeman 		Captain of H.M.S. Druid
11 Mar, 1914[21] – 6 Jan, 1915[22][23] 		Succeeded by
Roger V. Alison
Preceded by
New Command 		Captain of H.M.S. Myngs
6 Jan, 1915[24] – 22 Feb, 1916[25][26] 		Succeeded by
Frederick A. Warner
Preceded by
New Command 		Captain of H.M.S. Trident
22 Feb, 1916[27] 		Succeeded by
Roger L'E. M. Rede
Preceded by
New Command 		Captain of H.M.S. Tancred
8 Aug, 1917[28] 		Succeeded by
Frederick L. Cavaye
Preceded by
New Command 		Captain of H.M.S. Walker
5 Jan, 1918[29] 		Succeeded by
Ambrose T. N. Abbay
Preceded by
Frederick E. K. Strong 		Captain of H.M.S. Shakespeare
9 Jan, 1920[30] 		Succeeded by
Sir Andrew B. Cunningham
Preceded by
Eric G. Robinson 		Captain of H.M.S. Shakespeare
Sep, 1923[31] 		Succeeded by
Guy L. Coleridge
Preceded by
Eric G. Robinson 		Captain (D), Seventh Destroyer Flotilla
Sep, 1923[32] 		Succeeded by
Walter N. T. Beckett
Preceded by
James D. Campbell 		Captain of H.M.S. Hermes
Oct, 1930[33] – Dec, 1931[34] 		Succeeded by
William B. Mackenzie

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Mackinnon Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/228. f. 232.
  2. ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1907). p. 284.
  3. ↑ Mackinnon Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/228. f. 232.
  4. ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Thursday, 17 June, 1909. Issue 38988, col B, p. 9.
  5. ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1910). p. 280.
  6. ↑ Mackinnon Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/228. f. 232.
  7. ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1913). p. 367.
  8. ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1915). p. 307.
  9. ↑ Mackinnon Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/228. f. 232.
  10. ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 941.
  11. ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1920). p. 863.
  12. ↑ Mackinnon Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/228. f. 232.
  13. ↑ Mackinnon Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/228. f. 232.
  14. ↑ Mackinnon Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/228. f. 232.
  15. ↑ Mackinnon Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/228. f. 232.
  16. ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1908). p. 284.
  17. ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Thursday, 17 June, 1909. Issue 38988, col B, p. 9.
  18. ↑ Fawcett Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49. Unnumbered folio.
  19. ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1910). p. 280.
  20. ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1913). p. 367.
  21. ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1915). p. 307.
  22. ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1915). p. 307.
  23. ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1915). p. 393n.
  24. ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1915). p. 396d.
  25. ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1916). p. 396e.
  26. ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1916). p. 398t.
  27. ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1916). p. 398t.
  28. ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1917). p. 398c.
  29. ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 941.
  30. ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1920). p. 863.
  31. ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1924). p. 269.
  32. ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1924). p. 269.
  33. ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
  34. ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.

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