William Balfour Macdonald
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Life & Career
On 6 September, 1910, Macdonald was appointed in command of the old cruiser Niobe, as she was to be transferred into service with the Royal Canadian Navy.Template:RCNL1910-14 Macdonald was appointed in command of the first class protected cruiser Gibraltar in April, 1918.
See Also
Naval Appointments | ||
Preceded by Herbert J. Savill as Captain of H.M.S. Niobe |
Captain of H.M.C.S. Niobe 6 Sep, 1910[1] – c. early Aug, 1913 |
Succeeded by Charles E. Aglionby |
Preceded by Arthur H. Oldham |
Captain of H.M.S. Gibraltar Apr, 1918[2] – 1918 |
Succeeded by Arthur H. Oldham |
Preceded by Stopford C. Douglas |
Captain of H.M.S. Onyx 1 Aug, 1918[3] |
Succeeded by ? |
Preceded by Herbert A. Adam |
Captain of H.M.S. Neptune 17 Apr, 1919[4] – 20 Oct, 1919[Inference] |
Succeeded by Gerald L. Parnell |
Footnotes
- ↑ The Navy List. (August, 1912). p. 398b.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1918). p. 855.
- ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1919). p. 851.