Kenneth Douglas Worsley Macpherson

Rear-Admiral Kenneth Douglas Worsley Macpherson, R.N. (3 November, 1883 – ) served in the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

Born in Clifton, Gloucester, the son of the Secretary of Clifton College, Macpherson placed sixth of sixty-one cadets passing out of Britannia in August 1899, earning 1768 of 2250 possible marks.

Macpherson was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 1 April, 1905.

Macpherson was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 1 April, 1913.

Macpherson was promoted to the rank of Commander on 31 December, 1917.

Macpherson was promoted to the rank of Captain on 30 June, 1925.

On 6 August, 1928, a Court Martial adjudged him to be dismissed from Victory and to be reprimanded, after a charge of having negligently or by default suffering H.M.S. Dauntless to be stranded.

Macpherson was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral on 20 June, 1936 and placed on the Retired List the following day.

See Also

• Service Records

Bibliography

Naval Appointments
Preceded by Harry C. S. Rawson	Captain of H.M. T.B. 73 14 Jul, 1904	Succeeded by Herbert G. Briggs
Preceded by Stephen D. Tillard	Captain of H.M.S. Dauntless 26 Apr, 1927 – 1928	Succeeded by Francis H. G. Walker
Preceded by Edmond J. G. Mackinnon	Captain of H.M.S. Malcolm 15 Feb, 1929 – 24 Oct, 1929	Succeeded by Guy L. Coleridge
Preceded by Edmond J. G. Mackinnon	Captain (D), Nore Destroyer Flotilla 15 Feb, 1929 – 24 Oct, 1929	Succeeded by Guy L. Coleridge
Preceded by Benjamin W. Barrow	Captain of H.M.S. Harebell 15 Jul, 1932 – 1 May, 1934	Succeeded by John S. G. Fraser
Preceded by John S. G. Fraser	King's Harbour Master, Devonport 16 Jul, 1934 – 24 Dec, 1936	Succeeded by ?