▁ ▁Naval ▁career ▁ ▁Born ▁the ▁son ▁of ▁Admir al ▁Sir ▁Francis ▁Leopold ▁McC lin to ck , ▁McC lin to ck ▁joined ▁the ▁Royal ▁Navy ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 7 . ▁He ▁held ▁the ▁rank ▁of ▁lieutenant ▁when ▁in ▁June ▁ 1 9 0 2 ▁he ▁was ▁posted ▁to ▁serve ▁as ▁first ▁and ▁g unn ery ▁lieutenant ▁on ▁the ▁protected ▁cru iser ▁, ▁flag ▁ship ▁of ▁the ▁Cru iser ▁division ▁of ▁the ▁Mediter rane an ▁Fle et . ▁ ▁He ▁served ▁in ▁World ▁War ▁I , ▁during ▁which ▁he ▁commanded ▁the ▁batt les hip ▁ ▁at ▁the ▁Gal lip oli ▁land ings ▁and , ▁then ▁from ▁July ▁ 1 9 1 6 , ▁commanded ▁the ▁batt les hip ▁ ▁followed ▁by , ▁from ▁December ▁ 1 9 1 6 , ▁the ▁batt les hip ▁. ▁He ▁became ▁Com mod ore ▁at ▁the ▁Royal ▁Navy ▁Bar ra cks ▁at ▁Port sm outh ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 0 , ▁Director ▁of ▁Naval ▁Art illery ▁and ▁Tor ped o ▁at ▁the ▁Admir alty ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 9 ▁and ▁Director ▁of ▁the ▁M obil isation ▁Department ▁at ▁the ▁Admir alty ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 3 . ▁He ▁went ▁on ▁to ▁be ▁Commander ▁of ▁the ▁ 3 rd ▁Light ▁Cru iser ▁Squadron ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 4 ▁and ▁President ▁of ▁the ▁Royal ▁Naval ▁College , ▁Green wich ▁early ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 9 ▁before ▁his ▁death ▁a ▁few ▁months ▁later . ▁ ▁References ▁▁ ▁Category : 1 8 7 4