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Admiral Leonard Andrew Boyd Donaldson, C.B., C.M.G. (1 August, 1875 – 28 June, 1956) was an officer of the Royal Navy during the First World War.
Contents
Life & Career
Donaldson was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 30 June, 1898.[1]
Donaldson was promoted to the rank of Commander on 31 December, 1909.[2]
Great War
In the King's Birthday Honours of 3 June, 1918, Donaldson was appointed an Additional Member of the Third Class, or Companion in the Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George (C.M.G.).[3]
Post-War
He was appointed an Ordinary Member of the Third Class, or Companion, in the Military Division of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath (C.B.) on 1 January, 1925.[4]
Flag Rank
Donaldson was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral on 2 March, 1926.[5]
He was promoted to the rank of Vice-Admiral on 23 May, 1930, vice Waistell.[6] He was advanced to the rank of Admiral on the Retired List on 8 May, 1935.[7]
Donaldson's widow, Nora Caroline, died on 10 October, 1958, at 10 High Street, Fareham, Hants. She was cremated after a service at Fareham Parish Church on 24 October.[8]
Footnotes
- ↑ London Gazette: no. 26983. p. 3984. 1 July, 1898.
- ↑ London Gazette: no. 28325. p. 29. 4 January, 1910.
- ↑ London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 30723. p. 6530. 3 June, 1918.
- ↑ London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 33007. p. 2. 1 January, 1925.
- ↑ London Gazette: no. 33139. p. 1650. 5 March, 1926.
- ↑ London Gazette: no. 33608. p. 3233. 23 May, 1930.
- ↑ London Gazette: no. 34159. p. 3048. 10 May, 1935.
- ↑ "Deaths" (Deaths). The Times. Thursday, 23 October, 1958. Issue 54289, col A, pg. 1.
Bibliography
- "Admiral L. A. B. Donaldson" (Obituaries). The Times. Saturday, 30 June, 1956. Issue 53571, col C, pg. 10.
Service Record
- The National Archives. ADM 196/44.
- 1875 births
- 1956 deaths
- Personalities
- H.M.S. Britannia (Training Ship) Entrants of January, 1890
- Royal Navy Torpedo Officers
- Assistants to the Director of Naval Ordnance and Torpedoes (Royal Navy)
- Captains (S) of the Sixth Submarine Flotilla (Royal Navy)
- Captains (S) of the Tenth Submarine Flotilla (Royal Navy)
- Captains of H.M.S. New Zealand (1911)
- Captains of H.M.S. Temeraire (1907)
- Directors of Torpedoes and Mining (Royal Navy)
- Captains Superintendent of Pembroke Dockyard
- Admirals Superintendent of Portsmouth Dockyard
- Royal Navy Admirals
- Royal Navy Flag Officers