Lachlan Donald Mackintosh
Vice-Admiral (retired) Lachlan Donald Mackintosh of Mackintosh, C.B., D.S.O., D.S.C., R.N. (11 November, 1896 – 20 March, 1957) served in the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
His father, Duncan H. Mackintosh, was a bank manager.[1]
Mackintosh served in the patrol boat P29 from April to September, 1916. From then, he served in the destroyer Medea through the end of the war,being promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 15 May, 1918.[2]
In 1921, Mackintosh trained as an aerial observer. He would apply these skills in Argus and Hermes until 1925, and then take a short flying course.[3]
Mackintosh was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 15 May, 1925.[4]
Mackintosh was awarded the 1928 Henry Leigh Carslake Prize for an essay submitted as a Naval Observer for the Fleet Air Arm.[5]
Mackintosh was promoted to the rank of Commander on 30 June, 1930.[6]
Mackintosh was promoted to the rank of Captain on 30 June, 1938.[7]
World War II
Mackintosh was appointed in command of the new light cruiser Charybdis from 15 August, 1941 to 27 June 1942. He would later command three aircraft carriers which are not yet within the scope of our website.[8]
His D.S.O., gazetted in 1943, was awarded for deeds that are worded rather unusually, and, to this reader's eye, somewhat as though someone was trying to signal that the award had somehow not truly been earned:[9]
Awarded D.S.O. for zeal, patience, and cheerfulness in dangerous waters, and for setting an example of wholehearted devotion to duty without which the high tradition of the Royal Navy could have been upheld.
Mackintosh was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral on 8 July, 1947.[10]
Mackintosh was placed on the Retired List at the rank of Vice-Admiral on 1 December, 1950.[11]
See Also
Bibliography
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by Arthur W. Benson |
Captain of H.M.S. Medea 13 Feb, 1919[12] – 18 Jun, 1919[13] |
Succeeded by ? |
| Preceded by Henry J. Johnstone |
Captain of H.M.S. Brazen 6 Aug, 1932[14][15] – c. Oct, 1933[16] |
Succeeded by Donald K. Bain |
| Preceded by Leicester C. A. St. J. Curzon-Howe |
Captain of H.M.S. Boadicea 18 Oct, 1933[17] – 29 Aug, 1934[18] |
Succeeded by Thomas E. Halsey |
| Preceded by Edmund G. N. Rushbrooke |
Captain of H.M.S. Eagle Jun, 1942[19] – Aug, 1942[20] |
Succeeded by ? |
Footnotes
- ↑ Mackintosh Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/119/30. f. 30.
- ↑ Mackintosh Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/119/30. f. 30.
- ↑ Mackintosh Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/119/30. f. 30.
- ↑ Mackintosh Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/119/30. f. 30.
- ↑ Mackintosh Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/119/30. f. 30.
- ↑ Mackintosh Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/119/30. f. 30.
- ↑ Mackintosh Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/119/30. f. 30.
- ↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.
- ↑ Mackintosh Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/119/30. f. 30.
- ↑ Uboat.net page on the man.
- ↑ Uboat.net page on the man.
- ↑ Mackintosh Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/119/30. f. 30.
- ↑ Mackintosh Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/119/30. f. 30.
- ↑ "Naval Appointments." The Times (London, England), Tuesday, May 31, 1932, Issue 46147, p.27.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1933). p. 217.
- ↑ Mackintosh Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/119/30. f. 30.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1934). p. 218.
- ↑ Mackintosh Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/119/30. f. 30.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
