Samuel Giles Spencer McNeil
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Captain R.N.R. (retired) Samuel Giles Spencer McNeil, R.D. (15 May, 1871 – 7 May, 1936) served in the Royal Naval Reserve.
Life & Career
McNeil was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant R.N.R. on 22 November, 1900.[1]
McNeil's service record does not note that he was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander R.N.R., but if this were a simple omission, it would be dated 22 November, 1908.[2]
McNeil was promoted to the rank of Commander R.N.R. on 1 September, 1914.[3]
On 28 January 1918 he was surveyed at the Admiralty and found fit for shore service, only. he was to be resurveyed on 29 July. He was demobilised on 7 June, 1919.[4]
McNeil was placed on the Retired List on account of age at the rank of Captain R.N.R. on 15 May, 1921.[5]
See Also
Bibliography
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by The Hon. Edward T. Needham |
Captain of H.M.S. Reindeer 3 Oct, 1914[6][7] – c. late 1917[8] |
Succeeded by John Burn |
Footnotes
- ↑ McNeil Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/52/56. f. 56.
- ↑ McNeil Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/52/56. f. 56.
- ↑ McNeil Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/52/56. f. 56.
- ↑ McNeil Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/52/56. f. 56.
- ↑ McNeil Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/52/56. f. 56.
- ↑ McNeil Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/52/56. f. 56.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1915). p. 401t.
- ↑ McNeil Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/52/56. f. 56.
