Kenneth Halliday Macartney
Lieutenant-Commander (Emergency) Kenneth Halliday Macartney, R.N., Retired (26 October, 1886 – ) served in the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
The son of Sir H. Macartney, K.C.M.G., deceased.
In 1903, a delightful evaluation from Captain Goodrich of the battleship London notes that Macartney "does not like his profession."[1]
Macartney was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 31 December, 1908.[2]
His resignation was accepted on 17 August, 1912 and he was not invited to join the Emergency List. The reason cited might be "incompetent", but it is hard to read.[3]
He was interned in Holland in October 1914 after having taken part in the defence of Antwerp.[4]
Macartney was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on the Emergency List on 31 December, 1916.[5]
In November 1917, he attempted to bribe a "Netherlands officer." An [illegible] Defence Military Medical Authority repported he was "not quite normal." Further remarks in his record appear colourful, but cannot be reliably read.[6]
He appears to have gone to live in Canada in 1919, and to have remained there through 1937 at least.[7]
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Macartney Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/296 f. 320.
- ↑ Macartney Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/296 f. 320.
- ↑ Macartney Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/296 f. 320.
- ↑ Macartney Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/296 f. 320.
- ↑ Macartney Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/296 f. 320.
- ↑ Macartney Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/296 f. 320.
- ↑ Macartney Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/296 f. 320.
