Robert Makin

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Commander (retired) Robert Makin, R.N. (7 February, 1885 – ) was an officer in the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

Born in Liverpool. Makin ranked thirtieth among 62 successful candidates in examinations for entry to the Britannia intake term of September 1899, with 2295 marks.[1]

Makin was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant in June, 1906.

Makin was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander in June, 1914.

On 9 September, 1909, Makin was appointed in command of the first-class torpedo boat T.B. 066.[2]

Makin was appointed in command of the destroyer Cheerful on 28 January, 1913.[3]

On 11 December, 1913, He was appointed in command of the destroyer Boyne.[4]

Makin commanded the destroyer Mons when she operated with the Eleventh Destroyer Flotilla at the Battle of Jutland.[5]

In mid-December, 1916, he was sick on shore with chronic conjunctivitis. Hospitalised, he was also under observation for mental strain. Although no explcit mention is made of it, he seems to have been restricted to appointments ashore through the end of the war.

Makin was placed on the Retired List at his own request with the rank of Commander on 20 March, 1927.

World War II

Makin served as Staff Officer, Intelligence at Invergordon, vide Winshall (?) from 16 September 1940 to 20 July 1941, when he was sent to work on the staff of Naval Officer in Charge, Invergordon. He worked in this capacity through the end of the war.

See Also

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
Francis B. Haygarth
as Captain of H.M. T.B. 066
Captain of H.M. T.B. 066
9 Sep, 1909[6] – 18 Oct, 1910
Succeeded by
Edward Brooke
Preceded by
Francis L. Back
Captain of H.M.S. Cheerful
15 Oct, 1912[7] – 11 Dec, 1913
Succeeded by
Theodore E. J. Bigg
Preceded by
George B. Hartford
Captain of H.M.S. Boyne
11 Dec, 1913[8] – 4 Dec, 1915
Succeeded by
Richard S. Robinson
Preceded by
Arthur W. Benson
Captain of H.M.S. Victor
24 Dec, 1915 – 11 Feb, 1916
Succeeded by
Kenneth G. Ramsey
Preceded by
Charles G. C. Sumner
Captain of H.M.S. Mons
11 Feb, 1916[9] – 2 Jan, 1917
Succeeded by
George A. Scott

Footnotes

  1. "Naval & Military Intelligence." The Times (London, England), Saturday, Aug 12, 1899; pg. 8; Issue 35906.
  2. The Navy List. (April, 1910). p. 399.
  3. The Navy List. (July, 1913). p. 292.
  4. The Navy List. (January, 1915). p. 285.
  5. Battle of Jutland Official Despatches. pp. 34, 45.
  6. The Navy List. (April, 1910). p. 399.
  7. "Naval And Military Intelligence." The Times (London, England), Tuesday, Oct 15, 1912; pg. 12; Issue 40030.
  8. The Navy List. (October, 1915). p. 392m.
  9. The Navy List. (December, 1916). p. 396d.