Robert Makin

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Robert Makin ( – ) was an officer in the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

On 9 September, 1909, Makin was appointed in command of the first-class torpedo boat T.B. 066.[1]

Makin was appointed in command of the destroyer Cheerful on 28 January, 1913.[2]

On 11 December, 1913, He was appointed in command of the destroyer Boyne.[3]

Makin commanded the destroyer Mons when she operated with the Eleventh Destroyer Flotilla at the Battle of Jutland.[4]

See Also

Bibliography

Service Records

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
Frederick P. C. de Crespigny
Captain of H.M. T.B. 66
9 Sep, 1909 – ?
Succeeded by
Edward Brooke
Preceded by
?
Captain of H.M.S. Cheerful
28 Jan, 1913 – ?
Succeeded by
Theodore E. J. Bigg
Preceded by
Harry MacL. Fraser
Captain of H.M.S. Boyne
11 Dec, 1913 – ?
Succeeded by
John Glen
Preceded by
?
Captain of H.M.S. Mons
1945 – ?
Succeeded by
Geoffrey N. Henson

Footnotes

  1. The Navy List. (April, 1910). p. 399.
  2. The Navy List (July, 1913), p. 292.
  3. The Navy List (January, 1915). p. 285.
  4. Battle of Jutland Official Despatches. pp. 34, 45.