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Revision as of 16:29, 26 May 2015

Captain George Eric Maxia O'Donnell, D.S.O., Royal Navy (31 August, 1893 – 18 January, 1953) served in the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

O'Donnell was born in 1893, the son of a Colonel in the Indian Army.[1]

O'Donnell was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 15 July, 1915.[2]

He was appointed to Southampton as Lieutenant (G) on 21 October, 1918. He left Southampton for some time in Excellent and to teach gunnery at Pembroke and was then appointed to Chatham as gunnery officer on 1 September, 1920.[3]

O'Donnell was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 15 July, 1923.[4]

On 1 January, 1926, he was appointed as Lieutenant-Commander (G) in Iron Duke. On 5 January, 1927, he transferred to Royal Oak as gunnery officer He left her in June, 1929.[5]

O'Donnell was promoted to the rank of Commander on 30 June, 1929.[6]

O'Donnell was promoted to the rank of Captain on 30 December, 1936.[7]

He was appointed in command of the gunboat Bee and as Flag Captain and Chief Stafff Officer to Rear-Admiral and S.N.O., Yangtze on 30 July, 1937. On 13 April, 1938, he was appointed to the Stafff of the Commander-in-Chief, China as a Naval Liaison Officer to the British Embassy.[8]

On 25 June, 1939 he was appointed Naval Attache to Athens.[9]

World War II

Despite having been appointed less than a week before to a Damage Control School, O'Donnell was appointed in command of the battleship Malaya on 22 July, 1943.

He was appointed in command of the battleship Valiant in October, 1943.

O'Donnell was mentioned in despatches for his leadership and skill in damage control on 30 January, 1945. On 30 April, 1945, he was appointed in command of the Damage Control School.[10]

He was placed on the retired list on 2 January, 1946, and, for some reason, reverted there on 18 April, 1946. He was granted permission to settle in Kenya in 1947.[11]

See Also

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
Henry M. Denham 		Captain of H.M.S. Dolphin
8 Jan, 1935[12] – 25 Jan, 1937[13] 		Succeeded by
?
Preceded by
Alan G. Hotham 		Captain of H.M.S. Bee
30 Jul, 1937[14] – 13 Apr, 1938[15] 		Succeeded by
?
Preceded by
Herbert A. Packer 		Royal Navy Naval Attaché at Athens
6 Jul, 1939[16] – 21 Aug, 1939[17] 		Succeeded by
?
Preceded by
? 		Royal Navy Naval Attaché at Angora
21 Aug, 1939[18] – 1941[19] 		Succeeded by
?
Preceded by
John C. Annesley 		Captain of H.M.S. Enterprise
15 Jul, 1942[20] – 17 Nov, 1942[21] 		Succeeded by
George E. M. O'Donnell
Preceded by
Cuthbert Coppinger 		Captain of H.M.S. Capetown
17 Nov, 1942[22] – 12 Jul, 1943[23] 		Succeeded by
?
Preceded by
George E. M. O'Donnell 		Captain of H.M.S. Enterprise
26 Jun, 1943[24] – 22 Jul, 1943[25] 		Succeeded by
?
Preceded by
John W. A. Waller 		Captain of H.M.S. Malaya
22 Jul, 1943[26] – 18 Oct, 1943[27] 		Succeeded by
Leslie H. Ashmore
Preceded by
Leslie H. Ashmore 		Captain of H.M.S. Valiant
15 Oct, 1943[28] – 23 Apr, 1945[29] 		Succeeded by
?

Footnotes

  1. ↑ O'Donnell Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/56. f. 14.
  2. ↑ O'Donnell Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/56. f. 14.
  3. ↑ O'Donnell Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/56. f. 14.
  4. ↑ O'Donnell Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/56. f. 14.
  5. ↑ O'Donnell Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/56. f. 14.
  6. ↑ O'Donnell Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/56. f. 14.
  7. ↑ O'Donnell Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/56. f. 14.
  8. ↑ O'Donnell Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/56. f. 14.
  9. ↑ O'Donnell Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/56. f. 14.
  10. ↑ O'Donnell Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/56. f. 14.
  11. ↑ O'Donnell Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/56. f. 14.
  12. ↑ O'Donnell Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/56. f. 14.
  13. ↑ O'Donnell Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/56. f. 14.
  14. ↑ O'Donnell Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/56. f. 14.
  15. ↑ O'Donnell Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/56. f. 14.
  16. ↑ O'Donnell Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/56. f. 14.
  17. ↑ O'Donnell Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/56. f. 14.
  18. ↑ O'Donnell Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/56. f. 14.
  19. ↑ O'Donnell Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/56. f. 14.
  20. ↑ O'Donnell Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/56. f. 14.
  21. ↑ O'Donnell Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/56. f. 14.
  22. ↑ O'Donnell Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/56. f. 14.
  23. ↑ O'Donnell Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/56. f. 14.
  24. ↑ O'Donnell Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/56. f. 14.
  25. ↑ O'Donnell Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/56. f. 14.
  26. ↑ O'Donnell Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/56. f. 14.
  27. ↑ O'Donnell Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/56. f. 14.
  28. ↑ O'Donnell Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/56. f. 14.
  29. ↑ O'Donnell Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/56. f. 14.

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