David Malcolmson Clarke
Lieutenant-Commander R.N.R. David Malcolmson Clarke, R.D., R.N.R. (13 June, 1887 – ) served in the Royal Naval Reserve.
Life & Career
Clarke was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant R.N.R. on 20 July, 1915.[1]
Clarke suffered an adverse report in 1917.[2]
Clarke was cautioned by the Senior Naval Officer, Granton to be more careful following a collision between his command Gretna and H.M.S. Dartmoor in 1919.[3]
He was demobilised on 15 January, 1920.[4]
Clarke was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander R.N.R. on 20 July, 1923. A 1926 report on his performance in the battleship H.M.S. Benbow, which was then a training ship for boys, lamented that there was little to call upon his considerable experience and standing.[5]
He was placed on the Retired List on 26 January, 1930. He was removed from the list on 27 July 1931, owing to non-report.[6]
See Also
Bibliography
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by Donald C. G. Neish |
Captain of H.M.S. Oakley 19 Sep, 1918[7] |
Succeeded by Charles C. Bell |
| Preceded by Charles C. Bell |
Captain of H.M.S. Gretna 18 Feb, 1919[8] – 9 Aug, 1919[Inference] |
Succeeded by Martin Smith |
| Preceded by ? |
Captain of H.M.S. Shincliffe 9 Aug, 1919[9] |
Succeeded by ? |
Footnotes
- ↑ Clarke Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/56/132. f. 132.
- ↑ Clarke Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/56/132. f. 132.
- ↑ Clarke Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/56/132. f. 132.
- ↑ Clarke Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/56/132. f. 132.
- ↑ Clarke Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/56/132. f. 132.
- ↑ Clarke Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/56/132. f. 132.
- ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1919). p. 853.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1919). p. 805.
- ↑ "Naval Appointments." The Times (London, England), Thursday, Aug 14, 1919; pg. 16; Issue 42178.
