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[[File:William-Lindsay-Jackson, NPG x124824.jpg|thumb|right|350px|Rear-Admiral William L. Jackson as a Captain, December 1929.<br><small>Portrait: © National Portrait Gallery, London.</small>]]
[[File:William-Lindsay-Jackson, NPG x124824.jpg|thumb|right|350px|Rear-Admiral William L. Jackson as a Captain, December 1929.<br><small>Portrait: © National Portrait Gallery, London.</small>]]
[[Rear-Admiral (Royal Navy)|Rear-Admiral]] '''William Lindsay Jackson''', D.S.O., R.N. (15 July, 1889 &ndash; 12 August, 1962) was an officer in the [[Royal Navy]].
{{RearRN}} '''William Lindsay Jackson''', D.S.O., R.N. (15 July, 1889 &ndash; 12 August, 1962) was an officer in the [[Royal Navy]].


==Life & Career==
==Life & Career==
Born in Brenwood[?], Essex, the son of W. M. Jackson, Esq..<ref>Jackson Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/52/44.|}} f. 400.</ref>


He was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 15 April, 1910.{{NLJan18|p. 99}}
He was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 15 April, 1910.{{NLJan18|p. 99}}<ref>Jackson Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/52/44.|}} f. 400.</ref>


Jackson was appointed as Gunnery Officer in the monitor [[H.M.S. Prince Eugene (1915)|''Prince Eugene'']] on 2 August, 1915.{{NLNov17|p. 397''c''}}
Jackson was appointed as Gunnery Officer in the monitor [[H.M.S. Prince Eugene (1915)|''Prince Eugene'']] on 2 August, 1915.{{NLNov17|p. 397''c''}} He served in this capacity until 28 October, 1918.<ref>Jackson Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/52/44.|}} f. 400.</ref>


He was promoted to the rank of {{LCommRN}} on 15 April, 1918.{{NLDec18|p. 99}}
He was promoted to the rank of {{LCommRN}} on 15 April, 1918.{{NLDec18|p. 99}}<ref>Jackson Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/52/44.|}} f. 400.</ref>


Jackson was promoted to the rank of {{CaptRN}} on 30 June, 1929.{{NLMay39|p. 44}}
Jackson was promoted to the rank of {{CaptRN}} on 30 June, 1929.{{NLMay39|p. 44}}<ref>Jackson Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/52/44.|}} f. 400.</ref>
 
==World War II==
Jackson was promoted to the rank of {{RearRN}} on 25 June, 1940.<ref>Jackson Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/52/44.|}} f. 400.</ref>
 
He served as the R. N. Attaché at Ankara, vice O'Donnell, leaving for there at the end of November, 1941.<ref>Jackson Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/52/44.|}} f. 400.</ref>
 
He reverted to the Retired List on 21 April, 1947.<ref>Jackson Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/52/44.|}} f. 400.</ref>


==See Also==
==See Also==

Revision as of 22:03, 18 October 2021

Rear-Admiral William L. Jackson as a Captain, December 1929.
Portrait: © National Portrait Gallery, London.

Rear-Admiral William Lindsay Jackson, D.S.O., R.N. (15 July, 1889 – 12 August, 1962) was an officer in the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

Born in Brenwood[?], Essex, the son of W. M. Jackson, Esq..[1]

He was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 15 April, 1910.[2][3]

Jackson was appointed as Gunnery Officer in the monitor Prince Eugene on 2 August, 1915.[4] He served in this capacity until 28 October, 1918.[5]

He was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 15 April, 1918.[6][7]

Jackson was promoted to the rank of Captain on 30 June, 1929.[8][9]

World War II

Jackson was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral on 25 June, 1940.[10]

He served as the R. N. Attaché at Ankara, vice O'Donnell, leaving for there at the end of November, 1941.[11]

He reverted to the Retired List on 21 April, 1947.[12]

See Also

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
Horace L. Morgan 		Captain of H.M.S. Veronica
11 Aug, 1932[13] 		Succeeded by
?
Preceded by
John H. Edelsten 		Captain of H.M.S. Galatea
3 Sep, 1935[14] – 15 Oct, 1935 		Succeeded by
Guy L. Warren
Preceded by
Guy L. Warren 		Captain of H.M.S. Despatch
15 Oct, 1935[15] – Jul, 1937 		Succeeded by
Edward L. S. King

 

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Jackson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/44. f. 400.
  2. ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1918). p. 99.
  3. ↑ Jackson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/44. f. 400.
  4. ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1917). p. 397c.
  5. ↑ Jackson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/44. f. 400.
  6. ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1918). p. 99.
  7. ↑ Jackson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/44. f. 400.
  8. ↑ The Navy List. (May, 1939). p. 44.
  9. ↑ Jackson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/44. f. 400.
  10. ↑ Jackson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/44. f. 400.
  11. ↑ Jackson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/44. f. 400.
  12. ↑ Jackson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/44. f. 400.
  13. ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1934). p. 285.
  14. ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1935). p. 242.
  15. ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1937). p. 230.


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