Mervyn Boyd Alexander-Sinclair

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Commander (retired) Mervyn Boyd Alexander-Sinclair, (15 August, 1894 – ) served in the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

The son of Captain Edwyn Sinclair Alexander-Sinclair.

In February 1913 he was "somewhat to blame" for a collision between Orion's picket boat and a civil vessel at Weymouth.

He served in Orion from mid-1914 until being appointed to Rifleman on 15 December 1914.

He transferred to Mindful some time in 1915 and was re-appointed in her upon being promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 15 July, 1916. On 9 November 1917 Mindful collided with another vessel while under Alexander-Sinclair's temporary command.

On 27 December 1917 he was appointed to the battleship Royal Sovereign where he remained until being assigned to the destroyer Whitley on 5 January, 1920.

Alexander-Sinclair was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 15 July, 1924. He again served in Royal Sovereign from 10 August, 1926 until 15 September 1930.

Alexander-Sinclair was placed on the Retired List at his own request at the rank of Commander on 15 August, 1937.

World War II

Various service appointments, e.g., Maintenance Commander, Granton.

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Naval Appointments
Preceded by
Ian C. T. Hilton
Captain of H.M.S. Ulster
10 Jul, 1924[1] – 27 Aug, 1924
Succeeded by
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Footnotes

  1. "Naval Appointments." The Times (London, England), Friday, Jun 20, 1924; pg. 5; Issue 43683.