Historical records matching Lt. John Leopold Elphinstone McClintock
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About Lt. John Leopold Elphinstone McClintock
"Served on HMS Pintail on convoy duty. Blown up by a mine while he was going to the rescue of another ship which had also been blown up. Possibly only survivor. Buried at Douglasbank Cemetery, Rosyth, Scotland.
Submitted by: Sylvia Wright"
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"He gained the rank of Midshipman on 1 March 1929 in the Royal Navy. He gained the rank of Lieutenant on 16 March 1937. He fought in the Second World War."
"On 10 June 1941, the Harwich based patrol vessel HMS Pintail was escorting a convoy near 62-Buoy some 30 miles off the Humber when the steamship Royal Scot detonated an acoustic mine, blew up and sank. Pintail immediately dashed to the scene to help in the rescue, but she was also caught out by an acoustic mine, close to the steamship. HMS Pintail blew up and was lost almost immediately, instantly killing her Commanding Officer, Lt. John Leopold Elphinstone McClintock, RN, six-officers and forty-eight ratings."
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Lt. John Leopold Elphinstone McClintock's Timeline
| 1911 |
April 8, 1911
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Bagshot, Surrey, England, United Kingdom
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| 1941 |
June 10, 1941
Age 30
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HMS Pintail, North Sea, England
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Douglasbank Cemetery, Rosyth, Scotland - Section A, Grave 48)
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