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Lecky was promoted to the rank of {{CaptRN}} on 31 December, 1922.<ref>Lecky Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/46/54.|D7603561}} f. 54.</ref> | Lecky was promoted to the rank of {{CaptRN}} on 31 December, 1922.<ref>Lecky Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/46/54.|D7603561}} f. 54.</ref> | ||
On 19 January, 1929, he was lent to the [[Royal Australian Navy]] and as Captain Superintendent of Training and in command of a Naval Depot vice Dannreuther.<ref>Lecky Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/46/54.|D7603561}} f. 54.</ref> | |||
==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
Revision as of 15:26, 12 June 2016
Captain Arthur Macaulay Lecky, D.S.O., R.N. (28 February, 1881 – 2 April, 1933) was an officer in the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
Born in Rangoon, the son of Colonel George Lecky.
Lecky was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 31 March, 1903.[1]
Lecky was appointed in command of the destroyer Mosquito on 27 January, 1911 and promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 31 March, 1911.[2]
On 7 March, 1914, Lecky was appointed in command of the destroyer Unity.[3] He would be her captain through mid 1916.
Great War
Lecky commanded Unity at the Battle of Jutland, operating as part of the Fourth Destroyer Flotilla.[4]
Lecky was promoted to the rank of Commander on 30 June, 1916.[5]
Post-war
He was appointed in command of the destroyer Warwick on 12 January, 1919.[6]
Lecky was promoted to the rank of Captain on 31 December, 1922.[7]
On 19 January, 1929, he was lent to the Royal Australian Navy and as Captain Superintendent of Training and in command of a Naval Depot vice Dannreuther.[8]
See Also
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by New Command |
Captain of H.M. T.B. 23 18 Feb, 1908[9] |
Succeeded by Frederick A. Warner |
| Preceded by ? |
Captain of H.M.S. Mosquito 27 Jan, 1911[10] – Jan, 1914[11][12] |
Succeeded by James L. C. Clark |
| Preceded by New Command |
Captain of H.M.S. Unity 7 Mar, 1914[13] – Jun, 1916 |
Succeeded by Astley D. C. Cooper-Key |
| Preceded by New Command |
Captain of H.M.S. Opportune Jun, 1916[14] – 4 Feb, 1917[15][16] |
Succeeded by John B. Spurgin |
| Preceded by Clarence W. E. Trelawny |
Captain of H.M.S. Offa 4 Feb, 1917[17] |
Succeeded by Henry E. Dale |
| Preceded by ? |
Captain of H.M.S. Warwick 12 Jan, 1919[18] |
Succeeded by Lawrence D'O. Bignell |
| Preceded by Lawrence D'O. Bignell |
Captain of H.M.S. Warwick Jun, 1921[19] – Jan, 1923[20][21] |
Succeeded by Frederic A. H. Russel |
| Preceded by Reginald St. P. Parry |
Captain of H.M.S. Vindictive Jul, 1931[22] – 1932[23] |
Succeeded by Hamilton C. Allen |
Footnotes
- ↑ Lecky Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46/54. f. 54.
- ↑ Lecky Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46/54. f. 54.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1915). p. 387.
- ↑ Battle of Jutland Official Despatches. pp. 34, 44.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 68.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 942.
- ↑ Lecky Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46/54. f. 54.
- ↑ Lecky Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46/54. f. 54.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1908). p. 399.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1914). p. 346.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1914). p. 346.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1915). p. 396d.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1915). p. 398t.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1916). p. 396gg.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 855.
- ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1917). p. 396.
- ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1917). p. 396.
- ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1919). p. 898.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1923). p. 842.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1923). p. 842.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1924). p. 288.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
