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{{LieutRNR}} (temporary) '''Donald MacDonald''', ( – 10 November, 1918) served in the [[Royal Naval Reserve]]. There was also a Gunner named [[Donald MacDonald]] in the [[Royal Navy]]. | {{LieutRNR}} (temporary) '''Donald MacDonald''', ( – 10 November, 1918) served in the [[Royal Naval Reserve]]. There was also a Gunner named [[Donald MacDonald]] in the [[Royal Navy]]. | ||
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==Life & Career== | ==Life & Career== | ||
| − | + | MacDonald was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRNR}} on 7 January, 1918. | |
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| − | MacDonald died when his command, the {{UK-Ascot|f=t}} was lost to a mine on 10 November, 1918 – the last Royal Navy ship to be lost to direct enemy action in the war. | + | Having transferred to the R.N.R. from the R.N.V.R. just under two weeks before, MacDonald died when his first and only command, the {{UK-Ascot|f=t}} was lost to a mine on 10 November, 1918 – the last Royal Navy ship to be lost to direct enemy action in the war. |
==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
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* [http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/results/r?_rv=simple&_q=ADM+%28240+OR+340%29++%22name+Donald+MacDonald%22 Service Records] | * [http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/results/r?_rv=simple&_q=ADM+%28240+OR+340%29++%22name+Donald+MacDonald%22 Service Records] | ||
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Revision as of 21:04, 22 February 2021
Lieutenant R.N.R. (temporary) Donald MacDonald, ( – 10 November, 1918) served in the Royal Naval Reserve. There was also a Gunner named Donald MacDonald in the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
MacDonald was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant R.N.R. on 7 January, 1918.
Having transferred to the R.N.R. from the R.N.V.R. just under two weeks before, MacDonald died when his first and only command, the paddle minesweeper Ascot was lost to a mine on 10 November, 1918 – the last Royal Navy ship to be lost to direct enemy action in the war.
See Also
Bibliography
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| Preceded by Edward J. Courthope |
Captain of H.M.S. Ascot ? – 10 Nov, 1918[1] |
Succeeded by Vessel Lost |
Footnotes
- ↑ Hepper. British Warship Losses in the Ironclad Era: 1860-1919. p. 145.
