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==See Also==
 
==See Also==

Revision as of 12:42, 6 August 2015

William Balfour Macdonald ( – ) was an officer in the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

On 6 September, 1910, Macdonald was appointed in command of the old cruiser Niobe, as she was to be transferred into service with the Royal Canadian Navy.Template:RCNL1910-14 Macdonald was appointed in command of the first class protected cruiser Gibraltar in April, 1918.

See Also

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
Arthur H. Oldham
Captain of H.M.S. Gibraltar
Apr, 1918[1]
Succeeded by
Hugh P. Buckle
Preceded by
Tom K. Triggs
Captain of H.M.S. Onyx
1 Aug, 1918[2]
Succeeded by
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Footnotes

  1. Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
  2. The Navy List. (December, 1918). p. 855.