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'''James Charles Newsome MacMillan''' ( – ) was an officer in the [[Royal Navy]]. | {{CommRN}} (retired) '''James Charles Newsome MacMillan''', O.B.E. (24 September, 1882 – 8 May, 1954) was an officer in the [[Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve]] and the [[Royal Navy]]. | ||
==Life & Career== | ==Life & Career== | ||
MacMillan was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on the Supplementary List on 1 April, 1914.<ref>MacMillan Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/96/234.|}} f. 280.</ref> | |||
He received an expression of the Admiralty's appreciation for his work in extinguishing a fire in the stokehold of {{UK-TB3}} (possibly {{UK-TB5}} ... hard to read) on 15 July, 1916.<ref>MacMillan Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/96/234.|}} f. 280.</ref> | |||
From 5 November 1917 through the end of the war, he specialised in [[Hydrophone]]s, operating out of [[Newhaven]] initially, and eventually beign trained in the use of [[Fish Hydrophone]]s at Portland. | |||
MacMillan was appointed in command of the {{UK-Sardonyx|f=t}} on 27 October, 1920.{{NLDec20|p. 861}} | |||
MacMillan was appointed in command of the {{UK-Sardonyx|f=t}} on 27 October, 1920. | |||
MacMillan was promoted to the rank of {{LCommRN}} on 1 April, 1922.<ref>MacMillan Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/96/234.|}} f. 280.</ref> | |||
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MacMillan was placed on the Retired List on account of age at the rank of {{CommRN}} on 24 September, 1927.<ref>MacMillan Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/96/234.|}} f. 280.</ref> | |||
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== | ==World War II== | ||
{{ | MacMillan saw some service in censorship, eventually out of Liverpool. Reverted to the Retired List on 28 October, 1945, he died of cancer in 1954.<ref>MacMillan Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/96/234.|}} f. 280.</ref> | ||
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* [http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/results/r?_rv=simple&_q=ADM+James+Charles+Newsome+MacMillan Service Records] | |||
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{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[James Charles Newsome MacMillan|James C. N. MacMillan]]'''|'''[[H.M. T.B. 5 (1906)|Captain of H.M. T.B. 5]]'''<br>5 Mar, 1917<ref>MacMillan Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/96/234.|}} f. 280.</ref> – 22 Jun, 1917<ref>MacMillan Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/96/234.|}} f. 280.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Wyndham Douglas Hart-Dyke|Wyndham D. Hart-Dyke]]'''}} | |||
{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Cuthbert Patrick Blake|Cuthbert P. Blake]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Sardonyx (1919)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Sardonyx'']]'''<br>27 Oct, 1920<ref>MacMillan Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/96/234.|}} f. 280.</ref>{{NLDec20|p. 861}} – 27 Dec, 1921<ref>MacMillan Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/96/234.|}} f. 280.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Raymond George Francis Herault de Caen|Raymond G. F. H. de Caen]]'''}} | |||
{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Rhoderick Robert McGrigor|Rhoderick R. McGrigor]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Thisbe (1917)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Thisbe'']]'''<br>2 May, 1927{{NLJul27|p. 274}}<ref>MacMillan Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/96/234.|}} f. 280.</ref> – ''c''. 21 Jul, 1927<ref>MacMillan Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/96/234.|}} f. 280.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Frederick Langton Cavaye|Frederick L. Cavaye]]'''}} | |||
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Latest revision as of 19:50, 14 April 2022
Commander (retired) James Charles Newsome MacMillan, O.B.E. (24 September, 1882 – 8 May, 1954) was an officer in the Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve and the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
MacMillan was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on the Supplementary List on 1 April, 1914.[1]
He received an expression of the Admiralty's appreciation for his work in extinguishing a fire in the stokehold of T.B. 3 (possibly T.B. 5 ... hard to read) on 15 July, 1916.[2]
From 5 November 1917 through the end of the war, he specialised in Hydrophones, operating out of Newhaven initially, and eventually beign trained in the use of Fish Hydrophones at Portland.
MacMillan was appointed in command of the destroyer Sardonyx on 27 October, 1920.[3]
MacMillan was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 1 April, 1922.[4]
MacMillan was placed on the Retired List on account of age at the rank of Commander on 24 September, 1927.[5]
World War II
MacMillan saw some service in censorship, eventually out of Liverpool. Reverted to the Retired List on 28 October, 1945, he died of cancer in 1954.[6]
See Also
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by Cosmo B. Hastings |
Captain of H.M. T.B. 5 19 Jun, 1916[7][8] – 22 Feb, 1917[9] |
Succeeded by James C. N. MacMillan |
| Preceded by James C. N. MacMillan |
Captain of H.M. T.B. 5 5 Mar, 1917[10] – 22 Jun, 1917[11] |
Succeeded by Wyndham D. Hart-Dyke |
| Preceded by Cuthbert P. Blake |
Captain of H.M.S. Sardonyx 27 Oct, 1920[12][13] – 27 Dec, 1921[14] |
Succeeded by Raymond G. F. H. de Caen |
| Preceded by Rhoderick R. McGrigor |
Captain of H.M.S. Thisbe 2 May, 1927[15][16] – c. 21 Jul, 1927[17] |
Succeeded by Frederick L. Cavaye |
Footnotes
- ↑ MacMillan Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/96/234. f. 280.
- ↑ MacMillan Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/96/234. f. 280.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1920). p. 861.
- ↑ MacMillan Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/96/234. f. 280.
- ↑ MacMillan Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/96/234. f. 280.
- ↑ MacMillan Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/96/234. f. 280.
- ↑ MacMillan Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/96/234. f. 280.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1916). p. 400.
- ↑ MacMillan Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/96/234. f. 280.
- ↑ MacMillan Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/96/234. f. 280.
- ↑ MacMillan Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/96/234. f. 280.
- ↑ MacMillan Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/96/234. f. 280.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1920). p. 861.
- ↑ MacMillan Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/96/234. f. 280.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1927). p. 274.
- ↑ MacMillan Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/96/234. f. 280.
- ↑ MacMillan Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/96/234. f. 280.
