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Acting {{CaptRN}} '''William Balfour Macdonald''', R.N., R.C.N. (19 June, 1870 – 1937) was an officer in the [[Royal Navy]] and the [[Royal Canadian Navy]].
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{{CaptRN}} (retired) '''William Balfour Macdonald''', D.S.O., R.N., R.C.N. (19 June, 1870 – 20 July, 1937) was an officer in the [[Royal Navy]] and the [[Royal Canadian Navy]].
  
 
==Life & Career==
 
==Life & Career==
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Macdonald was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 30 June, 1892.
  
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Macdonald was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on 31 December, 1904.
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Macdonald was appointed in command of [[H.M.S. Firequeen (1882)|''Firequeen'']] and as Flag Commander to Admiral Bosanquet from 8 February, 1907 through 30 April, 1910.
  
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On 6 September, 1910, Macdonald was appointed in command of the old cruiser {{UK-Niobe}}, as she was to be transferred into service with the [[Royal Canadian Navy]].{{RCNL1910-14|p. 2}}
 
On 6 September, 1910, Macdonald was appointed in command of the old cruiser {{UK-Niobe}}, as she was to be transferred into service with the [[Royal Canadian Navy]].{{RCNL1910-14|p. 2}}
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Macdonald commanded {{UK-Minerva}} from 12 June 1914 until 8 January, 1915.  This seems to conflict with another man's records.
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Macdonald was granted the acting rank of {{CaptRN}} on 28 October, 1915.
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Macdonald was appointed in command of the {{UK-Gibraltar|f=t}} in April, 1918.
 
Macdonald was appointed in command of the {{UK-Gibraltar|f=t}} in April, 1918.
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Macdonald was placed on the Retired List at his own request with the rank of {{CaptRN}} (retired) on 1 June, 1920.
  
 
==See Also==
 
==See Also==
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Latest revision as of 11:37, 7 April 2022

Captain (retired) William Balfour Macdonald, D.S.O., R.N., R.C.N. (19 June, 1870 – 20 July, 1937) was an officer in the Royal Navy and the Royal Canadian Navy.

Life & Career

Macdonald was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 30 June, 1892.

Macdonald was promoted to the rank of Commander on 31 December, 1904.

Macdonald was appointed in command of Firequeen and as Flag Commander to Admiral Bosanquet from 8 February, 1907 through 30 April, 1910.

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 commanded Minerva from 12 June 1914 until 8 January, 1915. This seems to conflict with another man's records.

Macdonald was granted the acting rank of Captain on 28 October, 1915.

Macdonald was appointed in command of the first class protected cruiser Gibraltar in April, 1918.

Macdonald was placed on the Retired List at his own request with the rank of Captain (retired) on 1 June, 1920.

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] – Jul, 1913 		Succeeded by
Charles E. Aglionby
Preceded by
Charles D. Johnson 		Captain of H.M.S. Minerva
8 Jun, 1914[2] – 8 Jan, 1915[3] 		Succeeded by
Percival H. Warleigh
Preceded by
Arthur H. Oldham 		Captain of H.M.S. Gibraltar
23 Apr, 1918 – c. Jun, 1918 		Succeeded by
Arthur H. Oldham
Preceded by
Adrian St. V. Keyes 		Captain of H.M.S. Onyx
1 Aug, 1918[4][5] – 17 Apr, 1919[6] 		Succeeded by
?
Preceded by
Adrian St. V. Keyes
as Senior Naval Officer, Torquay 		Senior Naval Officer, Torbay
1 Aug, 1918[7][8] – 17 Apr, 1919[9] 		Succeeded by
Arthur A. Scott
as Royal Naval Officer, Torquay
Preceded by
Herbert A. Adam 		Captain of H.M.S. Neptune
17 Apr, 1919[10] – 20 Oct, 1919 		Succeeded by
Gerald L. Parnell

Footnotes

  1. ↑ The Navy List. (August, 1912). p. 398b.
  2. ↑ Macdonald Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/114. f. 121.
  3. ↑ Macdonald Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/114. f. 121.
  4. ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1918). p. 855.
  5. ↑ Macdonald Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/113. f. 121.
  6. ↑ Macdonald Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/113. f. 121.
  7. ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 854a.
  8. ↑ Macdonald Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/113. f. 121.
  9. ↑ Macdonald Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/113. f. 121.
  10. ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1919). p. 851.

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