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Donaldson was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 30 June, 1898.<ref>''The London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/26983/pages/3984 no. 26983.  p. 3984.]  1 July, 1898.</ref>
 
Donaldson was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 30 June, 1898.<ref>''The London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/26983/pages/3984 no. 26983.  p. 3984.]  1 July, 1898.</ref>
  
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Donaldson was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on 31 December, 1909.<ref>''The London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/28325/pages/29 no. 28325.  p. 29.]  4 January, 1910.</ref>
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Donaldson was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on 31 December, 1909,<ref>''The London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/28325/pages/29 no. 28325.  p. 29.]  4 January, 1910.</ref> leaving his command at {{UK-Speedy}} and being appointed to {{UK-Andromeda}} on 25 January, 1910 and then promptly to {{UK-Monmouth}} on 12 March.  He would stay in ''Monmouth'' until 10 April, 1912.<ref>Donaldson Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/44.}}  f. 230.</ref>
  
 
==Great War==
 
==Great War==

Revision as of 13:51, 20 January 2015

Admiral Leonard Andrew Boyd Donaldson, C.B., C.M.G. (1 August, 1875 – 28 June, 1956) was an officer of the Royal Navy during the First World War.

Life & Career

Donaldson was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 30 June, 1898.[1]

Donaldson was promoted to the rank of Commander on 31 December, 1909,[2] leaving his command at Speedy and being appointed to Andromeda on 25 January, 1910 and then promptly to Monmouth on 12 March. He would stay in Monmouth until 10 April, 1912.[3]

Great War

Donaldson left Vernon on 12 August and was appointed to President for Special Service, as President of the Submarine Attack Committee. On 1 October he was given the Acting Rank of Captain. He was confirmed in the rank of Captain on 31 December, 1914,[4] and reappointed to President. He left the Admiralty on 4 October, 1915, and appointed to the Bonaventure on 11 Octoober, additional. On 21 October he was given command of Bonaventure as Captain (S) of the Sixth Submarine Flotilla. He was appointed to Victory on 20 June, 1916, for command of the converted German merchant ship Lucia (ex-Spreewald), and the Tenth Submarine Flotilla.

In the King's Birthday Honours of 3 June, 1918, Donaldson was appointed an Additional Member of the Third Class, or Companion in the Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George (C.M.G.).[5] In September he was given command of the battle cruiser New Zealand in the Second Battle Cruiser Squadron.

Post-War

He was appointed in command of the battleship Temeraire on 20 August, 1919,[6] remaining in her until at least January, 1921[7] and possibly through her decommissioning later that year.

He was appointed an Ordinary Member of the Third Class, or Companion, in the Military Division of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath (C.B.) on 1 January, 1925.[8]

Flag Rank

Donaldson was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral on 2 March, 1926.[9]

He was promoted to the rank of Vice-Admiral on 23 May, 1930, vice Waistell.[10] He was advanced to the rank of Admiral on the Retired List on 8 May, 1935.[11]

Donaldson's widow, Nora Caroline, died on 10 October, 1958, at 10 High Street, Fareham, Hants. She was cremated after a service at Fareham Parish Church on 24 October.[12]

Bibliography

  • "Admiral L. A. B. Donaldson" (Obituaries). The Times. Saturday, 30 June, 1956. Issue 53571, col C, pg. 1.

Papers

Service Records

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
Sydney S. Hall 		Captain (S), Sixth Submarine Flotilla
21 Oct, 1915[13] – 20 Jun, 1916[14] 		Succeeded by
?
Preceded by
? 		Captain of H.M.S. Lucia
20 Jun, 1916[15] – Sep, 1918[16] 		Succeeded by
Martin E. Dunbar-Nasmith
Preceded by
? 		Captain (S), Tenth Submarine Flotilla
20 Jun, 1916[17] – Sep, 1918[18] 		Succeeded by
Martin E. Dunbar-Nasmith
Preceded by
Richard Webb 		Captain of H.M.S. New Zealand
Sep, 1918[19] 		Succeeded by
Frederic C. Dreyer
Preceded by
Francis W. Caulfeild 		Captain of H.M.S. Temeraire
20 Aug, 1919[20] – before 17 Oct, 1921[21] 		Succeeded by
?
Preceded by
Albert P. Addison 		Director of Torpedoes and Mining
Mar, 1922[22] 		Succeeded by
Brien M. Money
Preceded by
Arthur B. S. Dutton 		Captain Superintendent, Pembroke Dockyard
4 Jul, 1924[23] 		Succeeded by
?
Preceded by
Bertram S. Thesiger 		Admiral Superintendent, Portsmouth Dockyard
13 May, 1927[24] – 13 May, 1931[25] 		Succeeded by
?

 

Footnotes

  1. ↑ The London Gazette: no. 26983. p. 3984. 1 July, 1898.
  2. ↑ The London Gazette: no. 28325. p. 29. 4 January, 1910.
  3. ↑ Donaldson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 230.
  4. ↑ The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 29024. p. 6. 1 January, 1915.
  5. ↑ The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 30723. p. 6530. 3 June, 1918.
  6. ↑ "Naval Appointments" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Monday, 18 August, 1919. Issue 42181, col C, p. 14.
  7. ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 871.
  8. ↑ The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 33007. p. 2. 1 January, 1925.
  9. ↑ The London Gazette: no. 33139. p. 1650. 5 March, 1926.
  10. ↑ The London Gazette: no. 33608. p. 3233. 23 May, 1930.
  11. ↑ The London Gazette: no. 34159. p. 3048. 10 May, 1935.
  12. ↑ "Deaths" (Deaths). The Times. Thursday, 23 October, 1958. Issue 54289, col A, p. 1.
  13. ↑ Donaldson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 230.
  14. ↑ Donaldson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 230.
  15. ↑ Donaldson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 230.
  16. ↑ Donaldson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 230.
  17. ↑ Donaldson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 230.
  18. ↑ Donaldson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 230.
  19. ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1918). p. 852.
  20. ↑ Donaldson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 230.
  21. ↑ Donaldson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 230.
  22. ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY SENIOR APPOINTMENTS.
  23. ↑ Donaldson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 230.
  24. ↑ Donaldson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 230.
  25. ↑ Donaldson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 230.

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