John Dagleish Hindmarsh

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Lieutenant-Commander R.N.R. John Dagleish Hindmarsh, D.S.O., D.S.C., R.N. (4 June, 1882 – ) served in the Royal Naval Reserve.

Life & Career

Hindmarsh was promoted to the rank of Temporary Lieutenant R.N.R. on 29 March, 1915.[1]

Appointed in temporary command of Waverley from 9 May to 15 August, 1916 and again from 23 August to 23 September, 1916 when he received an appointment to command Eridge.[2]

The Admiralty primarily blamed Hindmarsh for a collision between Eridge and Vigilant on the night of 1/2 January, 1917. He received an expression of severe displeasure, and was to be relieved in command, but it appears that he may have kept at it. He was praised in the aftermath of the mining of Haldon striking a mine on 7 August, 1917, but it is not clear if he was in Haldon or still in command of Eridge.[3]

Hindmarsh was promoted to the rank of Temporary Acting Lieutenant-Commander on 30 June, 1919.[4]

Hindmarsh received a D.S.O. and a D.S.C. for his work in minesweeping.

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Naval Appointments
Preceded by
Gervase W. H. Heaton
Captain of H.M.S. Eridge
23 Sep, 1916[5][6] – 1918
Succeeded by
Arthur Wilson
Preceded by
George N. Gilbertson
Captain of H.M.S. Sandown
21 Oct, 1918[7][8] – 30 Oct, 1919[9]
Succeeded by
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Preceded by
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Senior Officer, Eighth Fleet Sweeping Flotilla
21 Oct, 1918[10][11] – 30 Oct, 1919[12]
Succeeded by
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Footnotes

  1. Hindmarsh Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/39/82. f. 43.
  2. Hindmarsh Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/39/82. f. 43.
  3. Hindmarsh Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/39/82. f. 43.
  4. Hindmarsh Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/39/82. f. 43.
  5. Hindmarsh Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/39/82. f. 43.
  6. The Navy List. (November, 1917). p. 393n.
  7. Hindmarsh Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/39/82. f. 43.
  8. The Navy List. (March, 1919). p. 902.
  9. Hindmarsh Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/39/82. f. 43.
  10. Hindmarsh Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/39/82. f. 43.
  11. The Navy List. (March, 1919). p. 902.
  12. Hindmarsh Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/39/82. f. 43.