Royal Marine (RM) officers 1939-1945 -- K

Royal Marine (RM) Officers
1939-1945

Looking for details on a RM officer not listed here yet?
Just e-mail me, and I might be able to help out.
Of course, any additions, corrections etc. can also be e-mailed.

Note. In naval circles it is custom to refer to the commander of a vessel as Captain. The Navy List bears the phrase "in command".
Strictly out of practical considerations CO (Commanding Officer) is used here on this site. Abbreviations and explanations can be found at the help page.

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

KELL
to
KYLE

J.P. Kelly to W.G.H. Kyle

Kelly,
John Patrick

Son (with four brothers and four sisters) of Patrick Joseph Kelly (1879-1966), and Helena Mary Carty (1874-1946).
Married ((06?).1935, Plymouth district, Devon) Florence Mary Leahy (02.10.1913 - 23.08.1985), daughter of James Leahy (1873-1935), and Edith Louisa Flanagan (1883-1962); ... children (two sons, two daughters).
Residence: (1941) Plymouth.

08.08.1907
Kilkenny, Ireland
-
12.01.1990
St Vincent's Hospital, Dublin, Ireland

Col.Sgt.	?
Lt.	26.09.1940
A/Capt.	07.12.1940-07.10.1944
Capt.	22.07.1945 (retd 08.08.1952; age; granted War Service rank of Maj.)
A/Maj.	08.10.1941-24.10.1944, 03.12.1945-17.06.1946
A/Lt.Col.	25.10.1944-(01.1946)

DSM	01.01.1941	New Year 1941 [investiture 01.03.1941]
MID	08.06.1944	HM's birthday 1944
MID	13.03.1945	assault Normandy, Arromanches 06-11.1944

(1940)			HMS Renown
?	-	25.09.1940	served in the ranks for 15 years, 49 days
26.09.1940	-	06.10.1940	RM Reserve Depot Exton
07.10.1940	-	17.03.1941	RM Siege Regiment
18.03.1941	-	07.09.1941	Instructor of Gunnery, ..., Mobile Naval Base Defence Organisation (MNBDO) 2
08.09.1941	-	08.04.1944	Battery Commander, "Dorset" Battery, Mobile Naval Base Defence Organisation (MNBDO) 2
09.03.1944	-	27.05.1944	Portsmouth Division RM
28.05.1944	-	07.06.1944	HMS Odyssey (accounting base for naval parties) (additional; for Naval Party 1500 (Arromanches))
08.06.1944	-	24.10.1944	HMS Royal Anne (Naval Party 1500, Arromanches)
08.06.1944	-	24.10.1944	Officer Commanding RM Detachment & Staff RM Officer Arromanches, Naval Party 1500
25.10.1944	-	31.12.1944	HMS Odyssey (accounting base for naval parties) (additional; for Naval Party 1570)
25.10.1944	-	31.12.1944	Staff of Flag Officer Arromanches
01.01.1945	-	23.04.1945	HMS Odyssey (accounting base for naval parties) (additional; in continuation)
01.01.1945	-	23.04.1945	Staff RM Officer on staff of Commodore Belgium & for duty with RM Detachments France & Holland
24.04.1945	-	09.09.1945	HMS Odyssey (accounting base for naval parties) (additional)
24.04.1945	-	28.04.1945	Naval Party 2402 (additional)
29.04.1945	-	09.08.1945	Officer Commanding, Naval Party 2402
10.08.1945	-	09.09.1945	Naval Party 2404
10.09.1945	-	02.12.1945	RM Training Group Wales
03.12.1945	-	16.06.1946	RM Training Group Wales (additional)
17.06.1946	-	16.02.1947	Plymouth Division RM
17.02.1947	-	19.08.1947	Infantry School RM (additional)
20.08.1947	-	10.06.1951	Commando School RM
11.06.1951	-	12.06.1951	RM Barracks Plymouth
13.06.1951	-	11.06.1952	HMS Cumberland
12.06.1952	-	07.08.1952	RM Barracks Plymouth

Kenyon-Muir,
George
G. Kenyon-Muir

Married ((12?).1937, Knaresborough district, West Riding of Yorkshire) Gwendolyn Naomi Hodges (09.08.1908 - 04.1986); two sons.

21.12.1905
-
19.03.1992
Harrogate, Claro district, North Yorkshire

Mne.	16.10.1941 [PO/X 109232]
T/2nd Lt.	15.05.1942
T/Lt.	15.11.1942
T/A/Capt.	05.01.1945 (reld > 10.1945, < 04.1946)

16.10.1941			joined RM (D Company, RM Reserve Depot)
1942	-	(08.)1942	RM Signal School
(10.)1942	-	(02.)1943	2nd Battalion RM (102nd RM Brigade)
(04.)1943	-	(06.)1943	Liaison Officer, 102nd RM Brigade HQ
(08.)1943	-	(10.)1943	43rd RM Commando
24.10.1943	-	(10.1945)	HMS Copra (Combined Operations accounting base) (for landing craft duty)
			served from D+6 (12.06.1944) in Normandy

Killen,
John Raymond
J.R. Killen

22.05.1918
Armagh, Ireland
-
24.10.1976
Bradford-on-Avon, Wiltshire

Prob. 2nd Lt.	01.09.1937
A/Lt.	28.08.1939-31.10.1939
Prob. Lt.	01.11.1939
Lt.	19.03.1940, seniority 01.11.1939
A/Capt.	29.01.1942-26.09.1946
Capt.	01.11.1947 (supernumerary 14.07.1953) (retd 22.05.1963)
A/Maj.	?

...	-	...	...
28.08.1939	-	(06.)1940	HMS Shropshire (London class cruiser)
1940	-	(08.)1940	Chatham Division RM
1940	-	09.1940	Depot RM, Deal
30.09.1940	-	(12.1941)	HMS King George V (King George V class battleship)
29.01.1942	-	(01.)1945	HMS Gambia (Fiji class cruiser)
1945	-	(04.)1945	Chatham Division RM
23.05.1945	-	(04.1946)	General Staff Officer, grade 3 (GSO3) (Staff Duties), "G" Branch, Headquarters Staff RM (RM Office)
...	-	...	...

Kirby,
Harry Richard
H.R. Kirby (Photo courtesy of Mr Terence Maton)

27.07.1921
-
02.10.1984
Golant, Fowey, St Austell district, Cornwall

T/2nd Lt.	?
T/Lt.	15.02.1941

...	-	...	...
(07.1945)			Commando Holding Company RM *
...	-	...	...

* indexed, but not listed as such

Kirby,
Richard Hugh Widdrington

22.10.1915
-
?

Prob. 2nd Lt.	01.01.1934
A/Lt.	20.06.1936-31.12.1936
Lt.	01.01.1937
Capt.	12.10.1939
A/Maj.	03.05.1943-01.04.1944, 15.06.1944-...
Maj.	30.06.1948
local Lt.Col.	17.01.1955
Lt.Col.	? (retd 09.06.1958)

...	-	...	...
12.09.1937	-	(01.1940)	specially employed
26.02.1941	-	(02.1942)	Officer Commanding, RM Detachment, HMS Victorious (Illustrious class aircraft carrier)
...	-	...	...

Kyle,
William Gordon Hunter
W.G.H. Kyle (Photo courtesy of Mr Terence Maton)

1913?
-
1963?

T/2nd Lt.	?
T/Lt.	28.06.1942

...	-	...	...
(07.1945)			RM Training Group Wales
...	-	...	...

PREVIOUS PAGE (J)

NEXT PAGE (L)

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

KELL
to
KYLE