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{{LCommRN}} '''Thomas Campbell MacGill''', (29 April, 1886 – ) served in the [[Royal Navy]].
{{CommRN}} (retired) '''Thomas Campbell MacGill''', (29 April, 1886 – 11 January, 1953) served in the [[Royal Navy]].


==Life & Career==
==Life & Career==
The son of Captain (eventually, Admiral) [[Thomas MacGill]], R.N..<ref>MacGill Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/50/231.|}} f. ?.</ref>
MacGill was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 1 October, 1908.{{NLJan15|p. 62''b''}}
MacGill was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 1 October, 1908.{{NLJan15|p. 62''b''}}


On 10 March, 1914, he was appointed to the {{UK-Skipjack|f=c}}, serving under {{CommRN}} [[Lionel George Preston|Lionel G. Preston]].{{NLJan15|p. 381}}
At some point around here, MacGill was faulted in a collision between {{UK-TB072}} and {{UK-TB066}}.  This may have been while he was in command of {{UK-TB053}}, 1910-1911.<ref>MacGill Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/50/231.|}} f. ?.</ref>


==Great War==
On 10 March, 1914, he was appointed to the {{UK-Skipjack|f=c}} as first officer, serving under {{CommRN}} [[Lionel George Preston|Lionel G. Preston]].{{NLJan15|p. 381}}
His time in ''Skipjack'' continued into the War, and she was soon serving as a flagship for the [[Mine Sweeping Flotilla]].
 
His time in ''Skipjack'' continued into the War, and she was soon serving as a flagship for the [[Mine Sweeping Flotilla]]. On 30 April 1915 he was appointed to the {{UK-Acacia|f=t}}, to assist in her completion for service, at which time was placed in command.<ref>MacGill Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/50/231.|}} f. ?.</ref>


MacGill was promoted to the rank of {{LCommRN}} on 1 October, 1916.{{NLJan21|p. 261}}  On 3 August, 1917, he was appointed to ''President'' as part of the staff of the [[Mine Sweeping Division (Royal Navy)|Mine Sweeping Division]].{{NLNov17|p. 396''p''}}
MacGill was promoted to the rank of {{LCommRN}} on 1 October, 1916.{{NLJan21|p. 261}}  On 3 August, 1917, he was appointed to ''President'' as part of the staff of the [[Mine Sweeping Division (Royal Navy)|Mine Sweeping Division]].{{NLNov17|p. 396''p''}}


==Post-War==
On 6 September, 1919, MacGill was appointed to ''Egmont'' for work in Malta, possibly working to coordinate with the [[Royal Naval Reserve]].{{NLJan21|p. 766}}
On 6 September, 1919, MacGill was appointed to ''Egmont'' for work in Malta, possibly working to coordinate with the [[Royal Naval Reserve]].{{NLJan21|p. 766}}
Suffering from neurasthenia, MacGill was placed on the Retired List as medically unfit on 22 September, 1922.  He was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on 29 April, 1926.<ref>MacGill Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/50/231.|}} f. ?.</ref>


==See Also==
==See Also==
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Latest revision as of 01:40, 17 May 2022

Commander (retired) Thomas Campbell MacGill, (29 April, 1886 – 11 January, 1953) served in the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

The son of Captain (eventually, Admiral) Thomas MacGill, R.N..[1]

MacGill was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 1 October, 1908.[2]

At some point around here, MacGill was faulted in a collision between T.B. 072 and T.B. 066. This may have been while he was in command of T.B. 053, 1910-1911.[3]

On 10 March, 1914, he was appointed to the Sharpshooter Class torpedo gunboat Skipjack as first officer, serving under Commander Lionel G. Preston.[4]

His time in Skipjack continued into the War, and she was soon serving as a flagship for the Mine Sweeping Flotilla. On 30 April 1915 he was appointed to the sweeping sloop Acacia, to assist in her completion for service, at which time was placed in command.[5]

MacGill was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 1 October, 1916.[6] On 3 August, 1917, he was appointed to President as part of the staff of the Mine Sweeping Division.[7]

On 6 September, 1919, MacGill was appointed to Egmont for work in Malta, possibly working to coordinate with the Royal Naval Reserve.[8]

Suffering from neurasthenia, MacGill was placed on the Retired List as medically unfit on 22 September, 1922. He was promoted to the rank of Commander on 29 April, 1926.[9]

See Also

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
Claude B. Evans 		Captain of H.M. T.B. 053
2 Aug, 1910[10] – 12 Jan, 1911[11] 		Succeeded by
Humphrey M. Robson
Preceded by
New Command 		Captain of H.M.S. Acacia
30 Apr, 1915[12] – 9 Jul, 1917[13] 		Succeeded by
Claude L. Woollard

Footnotes

  1. ↑ MacGill Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/231. f. ?.
  2. ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1915). p. 62b.
  3. ↑ MacGill Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/231. f. ?.
  4. ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1915). p. 381.
  5. ↑ MacGill Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/231. f. ?.
  6. ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 261.
  7. ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1917). p. 396p.
  8. ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 766.
  9. ↑ MacGill Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/231. f. ?.
  10. ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence." The Times (London, England), 23 July 1910, p. 14.
  11. ↑ MacGill Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/231. f. ?.
  12. ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1916). p. 391a.
  13. ↑ MacGill Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/231. f. ?.

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