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Rear-Admiral (retired) Edmond Julius Gordon Mackinnon, D.S.O., R.N. (11 April, 1880 – 17 September, 1940) was an officer in the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

Mackinnon was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 26 June, 1902.[1]

Mackinnon was appointed Lieutenant & Commander of the destroyer Bittern on 6 November, 1906.[2] He married Katherine Ethel Rothwell on 3 April, 1907.[3]

Mackinnon was appointed in command of the destroyer Roebuck on 17 June, 1909.[4]

On 19 October, 1909, he was appointed Lieutenant & Commander of the destroyer Arun.[5]

Mackinnon was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 26 June, 1910.[6]

He was appointed in command of the destroyer Ribble on 7 September, 1911.[7]

On 11 March, 1914, Mackinnon was appointed in command of the destroyer Druid.[8]

Great War

Mackinnon was promoted to the rank of Commander on 30 June, 1915.[9]

He was appointed in command of the destroyer Walker on 5 January, 1918.[10]

Post-War

On 9 January, 1920, Mackinnon was appointed in command of the submarine Shakespeare.[11]

On 17 March, 1921, Mackinnon was subjected to a Court Martial for testing the engines of Shakespeare in a tidal basin while men were painting her sides from a catamaran. A charge that he had endangered their lives was not proved and he was acquitted.[12]

Mackinnon was promoted to the rank of Captain on 30 June, 1921.[13]

Mackinnon was appointed to Montrose, additional, on 15 September, 1924 and then in command upon her commissioning on 1 October, becoming then Captain (D) of the Fourth Destroyer Flotilla. He retained command of 4 D.F. when he was appointed in command of Broke on 10 February, 1925.[14]

In February, 1932, Mackinnon issued an adverse report on his executive officer, Commander F. R. Baxter in Hermes in which he criticised Baxter's social grace and excessive self-regard. Mackinnon was informed that Their Lordships did not concur. Mackinnon was invalided from the China Station that year with diphtheria. He was admitted to Chatham hospital in July.[15]

Mackinnon was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral on 21 January, 1933 and placed on the Retired List the following day in accordance with Order in Council of 9 March, 1914.[16]

World War II

Mackinnon was presumed killed in action on the night of 17-18 September, 1940 while serving as a Commodore, Second Class in the London Convoy Pool when the City of Benares was torpedoed by U-48.[17]

See Also

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
John R. Corner 		Captain of H.M.S. Bittern
6 Nov, 1906[18][19] – 17 Jun, 1909[20] 		Succeeded by
Henry C. Rawlings
Preceded by
John G. de O. Coke 		Captain of H.M.S. Roebuck
17 Jun, 1909[21][22] – 19 Oct, 1909[23][24] 		Succeeded by
John Fawcett
Preceded by
Spencer R. S. Richards 		Captain of H.M.S. Arun
19 Oct, 1909[25][26] – 3 May, 1910[27] 		Succeeded by
Leonard Robinson
Preceded by
New Command 		Captain of H.M.S. Nemesis
24 Feb, 1911[28][29] – Aug, 1911[30] 		Succeeded by
Gerald C. Wynter
Preceded by
Walter J. Fletcher 		Captain of H.M.S. Ribble
7 Sep, 1911[31] – 10 Dec, 1913[32][33] 		Succeeded by
Ralph W. Wilkinson
Preceded by
The Hon. Richard O. B. Bridgeman 		Captain of H.M.S. Druid
11 Mar, 1914[34] – 6 Jan, 1915[35] 		Succeeded by
Roger V. Alison
Preceded by
New Command 		Captain of H.M.S. Myngs
6 Jan, 1915[36] – 22 Feb, 1916[37][38] 		Succeeded by
Frederick A. Warner
Preceded by
New Command 		Captain of H.M.S. Trident
22 Feb, 1916[39][40] – 24 Jul, 1917[41] 		Succeeded by
Ernest W. Leir
Preceded by
New Command 		Captain of H.M.S. Tancred
8 Aug, 1917[42][43] – 5 Jan, 1918[44] 		Succeeded by
Frederick L. Cavaye
Preceded by
New Command 		Captain of H.M.S. Walker
5 Jan, 1918[45][46] – 25 Oct, 1918[47] 		Succeeded by
Henry C. Rawlings
Preceded by
Robert G. Hamond 		Captain of H.M.S. Valorous
25 Oct, 1918[48] – 22 Jan, 1919[49] 		Succeeded by
Frederick E. K. Strong
Preceded by
Geoffrey Mackworth 		Captain of H.M.S. Valkyrie
22 Jan, 1919[50] – 9 Jan, 1920[51] 		Succeeded by
Hugh D. Colville
Preceded by
Frederick E. K. Strong 		Captain of H.M.S. Shakespeare
9 Jan, 1920[52][53] – 7 May, 1921[54] 		Succeeded by
Sidney J. Meyrick
Preceded by
Philip H. Waterer 		Captain of H.M.S. Comus
15 Jun, 1923[55] – Jul, 1923[56] 		Succeeded by
Henry G. Thursfield
Preceded by
Eric G. Robinson 		Captain of H.M.S. Shakespeare
Sep, 1923[57][58] – 15 Sep, 1924[59] 		Succeeded by
Lewis G. E. Crabbe
Preceded by
Eric G. Robinson 		Captain (D), Seventh Destroyer Flotilla
Sep, 1923[60] – 15 Sep, 1924[61] 		Succeeded by
Lewis G. E. Crabbe
Preceded by
The Hon. Edward B. S. Bingham 		Captain of H.M.S. Montrose
1 Oct, 1924[62][63] – 10 Feb, 1925[64] 		Succeeded by
Edward O. B. S. Osborne
Preceded by
The Hon. Edward B. S. Bingham 		Captain (D), Fourth Destroyer Flotilla
1 Oct, 1924[65] – 29 Apr, 1926[66] 		Succeeded by
Cyril H. G. Benson
Preceded by
Eric Q. Carter 		Captain of H.M.S. Broke
10 Feb, 1925[67][68] – Oct, 1926[69] 		Succeeded by
Cyril H. G. Benson
Preceded by
Richard A. A. Plowden 		Captain of H.M.S. Malcolm
29 Jun, 1928[70] – 15 Feb, 1929[71] 		Succeeded by
Guy L. Coleridge
Preceded by
Leonard S. Holbrook 		Captain of H.M.S. Birmingham
15 Feb, 1929[72] – 14 May, 1929[73] 		Succeeded by
?
Preceded by
Guy L. Coleridge 		Captain of H.M.S. Shakespeare
14 May, 1929[74] – 12 Dec, 1929[75] 		Succeeded by
?
Preceded by
Leonard S. Holbrook 		Captain of H.M.S. Cleopatra
12 Dec, 1929[76] – 29 Dec, 1929[77] 		Succeeded by
Cecil N. Reyne
Preceded by
James D. Campbell 		Captain of H.M.S. Hermes
Oct, 1930[78] – Mar, 1932[79] 		Succeeded by
Francis R. Baxter

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Mackinnon Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/228. f. 232.
  2. ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1907). p. 284.
  3. ↑ Mackinnon Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/228. f. 232.
  4. ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Thursday, 17 June, 1909. Issue 38988, col B, p. 9.
  5. ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1910). p. 280.
  6. ↑ Mackinnon Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/228. f. 232.
  7. ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1913). p. 367.
  8. ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1915). p. 307.
  9. ↑ Mackinnon Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/228. f. 232.
  10. ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 941.
  11. ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1920). p. 863.
  12. ↑ Mackinnon Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/228. f. 232.
  13. ↑ Mackinnon Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/228. f. 232.
  14. ↑ Mackinnon Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/228. f. 232.
  15. ↑ Mackinnon Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/228. f. 232.
  16. ↑ Mackinnon Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/228. f. 232.
  17. ↑ Mackinnon Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/228. f. 232.
  18. ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1908). p. 284.
  19. ↑ Mackinnon Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/228. f. 232.
  20. ↑ Mackinnon Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/228. f. 232.
  21. ↑ Mackinnon Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/228. f. 232.
  22. ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Thursday, 17 June, 1909. Issue 38988, col B, p. 9.
  23. ↑ Fawcett Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49. Unnumbered folio.
  24. ↑ Mackinnon Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/228. f. 232.
  25. ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1910). p. 280.
  26. ↑ Mackinnon Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/228. f. 232.
  27. ↑ Mackinnon Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/228. f. 232.
  28. ↑ Mackinnon Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/228. f. 232.
  29. ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1911). p. 348.
  30. ↑ Mackinnon Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/228. f. 232.
  31. ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1913). p. 367.
  32. ↑ Mackinnon Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/228. f. 232.
  33. ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1915). p. 397j.
  34. ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1915). p. 307.
  35. ↑ Mackinnon Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/228. f. 232.
  36. ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1915). p. 396d.
  37. ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1916). p. 396e.
  38. ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1916). p. 398t.
  39. ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1916). p. 398t.
  40. ↑ Mackinnon Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/228. f. 232.
  41. ↑ Mackinnon Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/228. f. 232.
  42. ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1917). p. 398c.
  43. ↑ Mackinnon Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/228. f. 232.
  44. ↑ Mackinnon Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/228. f. 232.
  45. ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 941.
  46. ↑ Mackinnon Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/228. f. 232.
  47. ↑ Mackinnon Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/228. f. 232.
  48. ↑ Mackinnon Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/228. f. 232.
  49. ↑ Mackinnon Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/228. f. 232.
  50. ↑ Mackinnon Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/228. f. 232.
  51. ↑ Mackinnon Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/228. f. 232.
  52. ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1920). p. 863.
  53. ↑ Mackinnon Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/228. f. 232.
  54. ↑ Mackinnon Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/228. f. 232.
  55. ↑ Mackinnon Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/228. f. 232.
  56. ↑ Mackinnon Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/228. f. 232.
  57. ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1924). p. 269.
  58. ↑ Mackinnon Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/228. f. 232.
  59. ↑ Mackinnon Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/228. f. 232.
  60. ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1924). p. 269.
  61. ↑ Mackinnon Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/228. f. 232.
  62. ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1924). p. 269.
  63. ↑ Mackinnon Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/228. f. 232.
  64. ↑ Mackinnon Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/228. f. 232.
  65. ↑ Mackinnon Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/228. f. 232.
  66. ↑ Mackinnon Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/228. f. 232.
  67. ↑ Mackinnon Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/228. f. 232.
  68. ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1925). p. 219.
  69. ↑ Mackinnon Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/228. f. 232.
  70. ↑ Mackinnon Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/228. f. 232.
  71. ↑ Mackinnon Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/228. f. 232.
  72. ↑ Mackinnon Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/228. f. 232.
  73. ↑ Mackinnon Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/228. f. 232.
  74. ↑ Mackinnon Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/228. f. 232.
  75. ↑ Mackinnon Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/228. f. 232.
  76. ↑ Mackinnon Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/228. f. 232.
  77. ↑ Mackinnon Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/228. f. 232.
  78. ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
  79. ↑ Mackinnon Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/228. f. 232.

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