Patrick Macnamara

Rear-Admiral Sir Patrick Macnamara KBE, CB (11 January 1886 – 4 April 1957) was a Royal Navy officer.

Sir Patrick Macnamara
Born11 January 1886
Died4 April 1957
Allegiance United Kingdom
Service/branch Royal Navy
RankRear-Admiral
Commands heldHMS Effingham
HMS Nelson
Battles/warsFirst World War
Second World War
AwardsKnight Commander of the Order of the British Empire
Companion of the Order of the Bath

Educated at Bradfield College and the training ship HMS Britannia, Macnamara joined the Royal Navy in January 1901.[1] He served as gunnery officer in the battlecruiser HMS Tiger during the First World War.[1] Promoted to captain on 30 June 1925,[2] he was given command of the cruiser HMS Effingham in October 1927 and then the battleship HMS Nelson in September 1933 before retiring in 1936.[1] He was recalled in 1939, promoted to rear-admiral and served as Flag Officer, Scapa Flow throughout the Second World War.[1][3]

He was advanced to Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire on 13 June 1946.[4]

References

  1. "Sir Patrick Macnamara". The Society for Nautical Research. 3 August 1957. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
  2. "No. 33063". The London Gazette. 3 July 1925. p. 4452.
  3. "Admiral Superintendent's Office, Lyness". nationalarchives.gov.uk. The National Archives. Retrieved 31 October 2016.
  4. "No. 37598". The London Gazette (Supplement). 13 June 1946. p. 2764.
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