William Beveridge Mackenzie

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Rear-Admiral William Beveridge Mackenzie, R.N. (9 February, 1885 – 6 July, 1951) served in the Royal Navy.

This William B. Mackenzie (denoted as "a" in his Service Record) has been confused at times with William Bowen Mackenzie (born 1880, and whose Service Record denotes him as "a"), owing to their having the same middle initial and being contemporaries.

Life & Career

Mackenzie was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 30 March, 1905.

Mackenzie was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 30 March, 1913.

Mackenzie was promoted to the rank of Probationary Flight Commander on 30 April, 1917.

Mackenzie was promoted to the rank of Commander on 30 June, 1917.

Post-War

Mackenzie was promoted to the rank of Captain on 31 December, 1924.

Mackenzie was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral on 3 January, 1936 and placed on the Retired List the following day.

See Also

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
William J. B. Law
Captain of H.M. T.B. 45
6 Oct, 1905[1] – 22 Oct, 1906[Inference]
Succeeded by
Kenneth B. M. Churchill
Preceded by
George W. Taylor
Captain of H.M.S. Bittern
10 Jan, 1910[2]
Succeeded by
Allan Baddeley
Preceded by
James S. C. Salmond
Captain of Portsmouth Signal School
2 Jan, 1930 – 4 Jan, 1932
Succeeded by
Herbert Fitzherbert

Footnotes

  1. The Navy List. (June, 1906). p. 399.
  2. The Navy List. (April, 1910). p. 287.