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KADW
to
KELS
KEMB
to

KING
KINL
to

KYRK

 
H. Kadwill   to   M.H.A. Kelsey
Kadwill,
Horace
H. Kadwill

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22.01.1897
Torpoint, Cornwall
-
01.06.1981
Swindon district, Wiltshire
... ...
Lt. 27.07.1942 (retd 31.03.1947; age)
... - ... ...
12.04.1943 - (07.1945) HMS Drake (RN base, Devonport) (for gunnery school)
... - ... ...
Kalmanovsky,
Alexander
A. Kalmanovsky

Changed name by deed poll of 16.06.1949 to: Kennaway, Alexander.
14.08.1923
-
05.2000
... ...
T/S.Lt. (E) 14.02.1944
Lt. (E) 14.02.1946 (reld 1947?)
... - ... ...
06.1945 - (07.1945) HMS Queen Elizabeth (battleship)
... - ... ...
Kane,
John
J. Kane
07.02.1923
-
12.2001
Chelmsford district, Essex
... ...
Lt. 01.08.1943
Lt.Cdr. 01.08.1951 (retd 01.06.1956; own request)
Mention in Despatches MID 23.05.1944 Operation Avalanche
Education: RN College, Dartmouth.
... - ... ...
(1943)     HMS Uganda (cruiser) (despatches)
28.08.1944 - (07.1945) HMS Zodiac (destroyer)
... - ... ...
Karn,
George
G. Karn

 
1919 ?
-
02.03.1969
Westminster district, London
... ...
Gnr. 25.05.1943
Lt.Cdr. 14.03.1954 (retd 16.12.1958)
Mention in Despatches MID 24.04.1945 Walcheren 11.1944
... - ... ...
11.10.1943 - (07.1945) HMS Roberts (monitor) (despatches)
... - ... ...
Kavanagh,
Bernard Charles Henry [St John]
B.C.H. Kavanagh

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20.08.1906
Liverpool, Lancashire
-
05.01.1966
Gosport district, Hampshire
... ...
A/Cd.Gnr. (T) 18.06.1945
Lt. 01.04.1953 (retd 20.08.1956)
Commendation Cmdn 24.03.1942 bomb disposal 04.1941
... - ... ...
(1941)     HMS Witch (destroyer) (commendation)
11.12.1944 - (07.1945) HMS Marlborough (training establishment, Eastbourne)
... - ... ...
Kavanagh,
Charles
C. Kavanagh C. Kavanagh
 
Son of Lt. Charles Joseph Kavanagh, RN (1886-1942), and Sarah Walsh (1886-1942).

06.09.1919
Dublin, Ireland
-
27.02.1991
Salisbury district, Wiltshire
[Torquay Cemetery, Devon]
A/S.Lt. 22.07.1940
Lt. 16.07.1941
Lt.Cdr. 16.07.1949
Cdr. 30.06.1958 (retd 06.09.1969)
Mention in Despatches MID 25.08.1942 Murmansk convoys 03-05.1942
01.09.1940 - (10.1940) promotion course, Portsmouth
(02.1941)     promotion course, Portsmouth *
10.11.1941 - (12.)1941 long submarine course, HMS Elfin (submarine base, Blyth)
09.12.1941 - 10.11.1942 HMS Martin (destroyer) (ship torpedoed & sunk by U-431 off Algeria) (despatches)
07.01.1943 - (02).1943 HMS Brontosaurus (Combined Operations base, Castle Toward, Dunoon, Argyll)
24.03.1943 - 15.06.1944 First Lieutenant, HMS Blackwood (frigate) (torpedoed & sunk by U-764 off Portland)
(10.1944)     HMS Blackwood *
05.12.1944 - (07.1945) HMS Glendower (training establishment, Pwllheli, North Wales)
19.11.1945 - (04.1946) HMS Cockatrice (Algerine class minesweeper)
... - ... ...
06.02.1967 - (02.)1969 on staff of Commodore Naval Drafting [HMS Centurion (Lythe Hill House, Haslemere, Surrey)]
* indexed, but not listed as such
Kavanagh,
Charles Joseph
C.J. Kavanagh

Son (with two brothers and one sister) of James Kavanagh (1858-), and Anne Styles (1861-).
Married (10.01.1916, Dublin, Ireland) Sarah Walsh (03.03.1886 - (09?).1942); three sons (Lt. Charles Kavanagh, RN, S.Lt. James Patrick Kavanagh, RNVR [later Lt. RN]), one daughter.

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05.03.1886
Dublin, Ireland
-
26.12.1942
(illness)
[Torquay Cemetery, Devon, Section C.1, grave 15096]
Boy 2nd cl. 05.03.1904
... ...
Cd.Gnr. 07.10.1926 (retd 01.04.1937)
Lt. (retd) 14.10.1939
05.03.1904     enlisted, RN
... - ... ...
14.09.1936 - 19.10.1938 staff, Gunnery School, HMS Drake (RN base, Devonport)
20.10.1938 - 18.03.1940 HMS Forth (submarine depot ship)
19.03.1940 - 05.05.1940 HMS Drake (RN base, Devonport) (additional; supernumerary)
06.05.1940 - 31.07.1940 Naval Staff, RN College, Dartmouth [HMS Britannia]
01.08.1940 - 23.12.1942 HMS Britannia II (trawler base, Dartmouth)
24.12.1942 - 26.12.1942 HMS Brontosaurus (Combined Operations base, Castle Toward, Dunoon, Argyll) (additional; intended to take up appointment 01.01.1943)
Kay,
David Glassford
D.G. Kay
Son od Walter Glassford Kay, and Maud Harriett Attneave.
12.11.1922
Hendon district, Middlesex
-
30.12.2006
[age 84]
Cadet
01.01.1940
Midsh.
01.05.1940
A/S.Lt.
?
S.Lt.
01.01.1942
Lt.
01.09.1943
Lt.Cdr.
01.09.1951 (retd 05.01.1962)
Distinguished Service Cross DSC

14.12.1943

U-boat destroyed Western Approaches 08.1943 [investiture 12.12.1944]
Education: RN College, Dartmouth.
01.01.1940
-
30.04.1940
Cadet, undergoing training at RN College, Dartmouth
01.05.1940
-
(02.1941)
HMS Nelson (battleship)
05.01.1942
-
(01.)1942
promotion course, Portsmouth
05.07.1942
-
(08.)1942
HMS Rotherham (destroyer)
24.10.1942
-
(02.)1943
HMS Duke of York (battleship)
29.04.1943
-
(12.1943)
HMS Stork (sloop)
(04.1944)


no appointment listed
1944
-
05.1944
navigation course
29.05.1944
-
(10.1945)
HMS Copra (Combined Operations pay & drafting base) (for Combined Operations Pilotage Parties (COPP))



Officer Commanding, COPP6(1) (left UK for Mediterranean & South East Asia Command 12.02.1945; was, however, too late to be operational; returned 30.10.1945)
(04.1946)


HMS Pembroke (RN base, Chatham) *
01.08.1948
-
(08.1948)
HMS Resource (repair ship, Senior Officer Reserve Fleet)
03.11.1948
-
(05.1949)
RN Barracks, Devonport [HMS Drake]
04.01.1950
-
(05.1950)
Commanding Officer, HMS Onslaught (destroyer)
06.10.1952
-
(05.1953)
Executive Officer, HMS Wrangler (destroyer(
(04.1955)


no appointment listed
12.01.1956
-
(01.)1956
Commanding Officer, HMS Loch More (frigate)
02.03.1956
-
(01.)1957
Commanding Officer, HMS Launceston Castle (corvette)
20.05.1957
-
(01.1959)
Commanding Officer, HMS Blackwood
(07.1961)


HMS Cochrane (RN Barracks, Donibristle) *
* indexed, but not listed as such
Kay,
Ernest Edwin
E.E. Kay

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06.04.1882 *
Peckham, London
-
24.04.1955
Portsmouth district, Hampshire

* Date of birth in naval records: 06.04.1883
... ...
Cd.Boatsw. 01.08.1924 (retd)
Lt. (retd) 01.04.1937
Lt.Cdr. (retd) 01.09.1941
Member of the Order of the British Empire (Military Division) MBE ? ?
... - ... ...
16.02.1944 - (07.1945) HMS Moreta (RN base, Haifa)
... - ... ...
Kay,
George
G. Kay
?
-
... ...
T/Schoolm. (Warrant Rank) 04.10.1943
... - ... ...
12.08.1944 - (07.1945) HMS Blackcap (RN Air Station, Stretton, Warrington, Lancashire)
... - ... ...
Kay,
Harry
H. Kay
?
-
... ...
T/Lt. (E) 01.11.1944
... - ... ...
17.12.1943 - (07.1945) HMS Diadem (cruiser)
... - ... ...
Kay,
John Trevor
J.T. Kay
03.07.1921
-
11.1999
... ...
Lt. 01.02.1942 (emgcy)
Education: RN College, Dartmouth.
... - ... ...
12.06.1945 - (07.1945) HMS Ulster (destroyer)
... - ... ...
Kaye,
Geoffrey Musgrove
G.M. Kaye
(12?).1920 ?
-
2004
Oban, Argyllshire, Scotland
... ...
Sg.Lt. (D) 16.05.1939 (emgcy 16.05.1945)
Sg.Lt.Cdr. (D) (emgcy) 16.05.1945
LDSRCS Eng 16.03.1939.
... - ... ...
01.05.1945 - (07.1945) RN Barracks, Devonport [HMS Drake]
... - ... ...
Kaye,
William Reginald
W.R. Kaye

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04.01.1909
-
12.1988 still alive ??
... ...
T/Boatsw. (PRT) 31.10.1942
... - ... ...
(07.1945)     no appointment listed
... - ... ...
Kealy,
John David Farquharson
J.D.F. Kealy
Son of ... Kealy, and ... Matthews.
(09?).1920
Chertsey district, Surrey
-
12.1988 still alive ??
Cadet
01.01.1938
Midsh.
01.05.1938
A/S.Lt.
01.01.1940
S.Lt.
01.04.1940
Lt.
01.08.1942
Lt.Cdr.
01.08.1950 (retd 07.09.1950; own request)
01.05.1938
-
(08.1939)
HMS Rodney (battleship) (Home Fleet)
01.01.1940
-
(04.)1940
promotion course, Portsmouth
13.10.1940
-
(12.1941)
HMS Adventure (minelayer)
10.03.1942
-
(10.)1943
HMS Bideford (sloop)
12.10.1943
-
(10.)1944
First Lieutenant, French Ship Mistral
29.10.1944
-
(04.1946)
HMS Queen (escort carrier)
01.03.1948
-
(07.)1948
HMS Diadem (cruiser)
18.10.1948
-
(05.1950)
HMS Nuthatch (RN Air Station, Anthorn, Cumberland)
Published: (with E.C. Russell) A history of Canadian naval aviation, 1918-1962 (1965)
Kean,
Brian Lenox-Conyngham
B.L.C. Kean

Son of Michael Kean (?-1943), and Constance Dorothy Lenox-Conyngham (1898-).
1924 ?
-
... ...
S.Lt. 16.10.1944
Lt. 16.12.1946 (retd 25.02.1954)
... - ... ...
(07.1945)     HMS Erne (sloop) *
... - ... ...
* indexed, but not listed as such
Kean,
John Herbert
J.H. Kean
(12?).1926
Leeds district, West Riding of Yorkshire
-
... ...
Midsh. 01.01.1945
Lt. 16.02.1948 (emgcy)
... - ... ...
19.01.1945 - (07.1945) HMS Queen Elizabeth (battleship)
... - ... ...
Keane,
Stanley
S. Keane

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16.07.1912
Salisbury, Wiltshire
-
12.05.1954
North East Cheshire district, Cheshire (flying accident)
P/O (on prob) (RAF) 10.04.1931
... ...
F/Lt. (RAF) 02.06.1936 (reld 09.05.1939; on transfer to RN)
Lt. (A) 09.05.1939, seniority 01.04.1934
Lt.Cdr. (A) 01.04.1942
A/Cdr. (A) < 07.1945
Cdr. 30.06.1948
Distinguished Service Cross DSC

25.06.1940

FAA Norwegian Coast while at HMS Furious [investiture 23.09.1941]
Mention in Despatches MID 01.01.1942 New Year 1942
Education: Framlingham College (1928-1930).
... - ... ...
07.10.1939 - (06.)1941 pilot, 818 Squadron FAA [HMS Ark Royal (aircraft carrier), for a short time at HMS Furious (aircraft carrier)] (DSC, despatches)
28.07.1941 - (02.)1942 pilot, 786 Squadron FAA [HMS Jackdaw (RN Air Station, Crail, Fife)]
23.02.1942 - 15.12.1942 Commanding Officer, 825 Squadron FAA [HMS Daedalus (RN Air Station, Lee-on-Solent)]
02.1943 - (12.)1943 HMS Merlin (RN Air Station, Donibristle, Fife)
12.1943 - (10.)1944 HMS Monck (HQ Combined Training, Largs & RN Barracks and landing craft base, Port Glasgow)
30.11.1944 - (07.)1945 HMS Sparrowhawk (RN Air Station, Hatston, Orkney)
16.07.1945 - (10.1945) Commander (Flying), HMS Corncrake (RN Air Station, Ballyhalbert, Co Down)
... - ... ...
Keaney,
James
J. Keaney
?
-
... ...
Prob. T/Schoolm. 25.10.1944
... - ... ...
(07.1945)     HMS Ariel (air radio & air mechanics training establishment, Warrington, Lancashire) *
... - ... ...
* indexed, but not listed as such
Kearn,
Albert Edward
A.E. Kearn

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30.09.1889
Stoney Creek, Yorkshire
-
07.11.1974
Chelsea district, London
... ...
Cd.Gnr. 22.06.1929 (retd 30.09.1939)
Lt. (retd) 30.09.1939
... - ... ...
04.06.1942 - (07.1945) HMS Fortitude (RN base Ardrossan)
... - ... ...
Kearney,
Richard Edward Neville
R.E.N. Kearney
02.02.1912
Antwerp, Belgium
-
23.01.1964
Camberley, Surrey North Western district, Surrey
... ...
Lt.Cdr. 16.11.1942
A/Cdr. < 07.1945
Capt. 31.12.1951 (retd 07.01.1961)
Officer of the Order of the British Empire (Military Division) OBE 01.02.1944 Operations Avalanche & Husky [investiture 07.11.1944]
Mention in Despatches MID 23.02.1940 Battle of the River Plate
... - ... ...
(1939)     HMS Ajax (cruiser) (despatches)
(1943)     HMS Formidable (aircraft carrier) (OBE)
01.02.1944 - (07.1945) Admiralty [HMS President] (as Assistant Chief Naval Representative for duty at Ministry of Aircraft Production)
... - ... ...
Kearsley,
Robert Walter
R.W. Kearsley R.W. Kearsley
R.W. Kearsley 
25.12.1920
Hartley Wintney district, Hampshire
-
21.12.2002
Kerrier district, Cornwall
Midsh. (A) 16.01.1939
A/S.Lt. (A) 02.06.1940
S.Lt. (A) 25.12.1941
Lt. (A) 02.12.1942 (Emgcy 20.01.1946)
A/Lt.Cdr. (A) 11.1944
Lt.Cdr. 02.12.1950
Cdr. 30.06.1958 (retd > 02.1970)
20.01.1939 - (03.)1939 HMS Frobisher (Hawkins class cruiser; cadet training ship, Portsmouth)
13.03.1939 - (04.)1939 HMS Courageous (Courageous class aircraft carrier) (for training)
01.05.1939 - (07.)1939 pilots' course, No. 20 Elementary and Reserve Flying Training School, Gravesend
03.07.1939 - (08.)1939 pilots' course, No. 7 Flying Training School, Peterborough
(09.1939) - (04.1940) Fleet Air Arm
22.04.1940 - (10.)1940 pilot, 800 Squadron FAA [HMS Ark Royal (aircraft carrier)]
(12.1940)     Fleet Air Arm course *
09.12.1940 - (08.)1941 pilot, 774 Squadron FAA [HMS Vulture (RN Air Station, St Merryn, Padstow, Cornwall)]
19.08.1941 - 10.10.1941 pilot, 800 Squadron FAA [HMS Daedalus (RN Air Station, Lee-on-Solent)]
11.10.1941 - (08.)1942 pilot, 800 Squadron FAA [HMS Indomitable (Illustrious class aircraft carrier)]
14.09.1942 - (05.)1943 pilot, 762 Squadron FAA [HMS Heron (RN Air Station, Yeovilton, Somerset)]
28.05.1943 - (08.)1943 pilot, 787 Squadron FAA [HMS Heron (RN Air Station, Yeovilton, Somerset)]
09.1943 - (10.)1943 1841 Squadron FAA
02.10.1943 - (12.1943) 738 Squadron FAA [HMS Saker (British Admiralty Delegation, Washington, DC, USA)]
(02.1944) - (06.1944) no appointment listed
(10.1944)     HMS Vulture (RN Air Station, St Merryn, Padstow, Cornwall) *
11.1944 - (10.1945) Commanding Officer, 898 Squadron FAA
... - ... ...
* indexed, but not listed as such
Kearvell,
Edward Alfred George
E.A.G. Kearvell

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28.11.1895
Tooting, Wandsworth district, London
-
04.09.1970
Merioneth North district, Merionethsire, Wales
... ...
T/Wt.Wardm. 12.08.1943
... - ... ...
08.09.1944 - (07.1945) RN Hospital Port Edgar
... - ... ...
Keast,
Ronald Legge
R.L. Keast
30.04.1914
Devonport district, Devon
-
02.04.1988
Plymouth district, Devon
... ...
Prob. T/Schoolm. 07.11.1944
Instr.Lt.Cdr. ? (reld 31.10.1958)
... - ... ...
09.06.1945 - (07.1945) HMS Mercury (signal school, nr Petersfield, Hampshire)
... - ... ...
Keate,
Harry Robert
H.R. Keate
(03?).1926
Horsham district, Hampshire
-
28.12.2013
Scotland
... ...
S.Lt. 16.02.1945
... ...
Cdr. 30.06.1959
Capt. 31.12.1966 (retd 07.01.1979)
... - ... ...
26.06.1945 - (07.1945) HMS Exmoor (destroyre)
... - ... ...
Keating,
Claude
C. Keating
(03?).1899
Limerick, Ireland
-
26.04.1980
... ...
Sg.Cdr. 15.01.1937
A/Sg.Capt. < 07.1945
Sg.Capt. 30.06.1946 (retd)
Commander of the Order of the British Empire (Military Division) CBE 01.01.1948 New Year 1948 [investiture 10.02.1948]
Mention in Despatches MID 11.06.1942 HM's birthday 1942
Letter of Praise LoP 1944? Operation Neptune
MSM, LRCP&S.
... - ... ...
(1942)     HMS Rodney (battleship) (despatches)
12.1944 - (07.1945) RN Auxiliary Hospital, Brisbane, Australia [HMS Furneaux]
... - ... ...
(1947)     RN Hospital Hong Kong (CBE)
Keating,
John
J. Keating
?
-
29.10.1995
... ...
Wt.Mech. 01.07.1939
Eng.Lt.Cdr. (ME) 01.01.1957 (retd)
Mention in Despatches MID 08.06.1944 HM's birthday 1944
... - ... ...
22.10.1942 - (07.1945) HMS Kent (cruiser) (despatches)
... - ... ...
Keays,
Cyril Young Clairmonte
C.Y.C. Keays

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20.02.1896
India
-
23.12.1969
Portsmouth district, Hampshire
... ...
Lt. 15.10.1918 (retd)
Lt.Cdr. (retd) ...
Cdr. (retd) 20.02.1941
... - ... ...
05.08.1940 - (07.1945) HMS Vernon (in charge of Chemical Defence Department)
... - ... ...
Keble-White,
Geoffrey Meredyth Keble
G.M.K. Keble-White (Photo courtesy of Mr A.J. Keble-White.)
Second son of Revd. Arthur Keble White (1862-1926) of Chevington, Suffolk, and Helen Maude Nutter (1867-1950).
Married (19.04.1922, St Mary's, Bryanston Square, London) Violet Gertrude Alice Preston (1894-1963), daughter of Francis William Preston; two daughters, one son.

Changed name from G.M.K. White to G.M.K. Keble-White by deed poll of 05.01.1923.

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07.04.1895
Great Saxham, Suffolk
-
02.06.1961
Southampton General Hospital, Hampshire
S.Lt. ?
Lt. 15.09.1916
?, seniority 15.04.1916
Lt.Cdr. 15.04.1924
Cdr. 31.12.1928
Capt. 30.06.1936 (retd 12.02.1946)
1914-1915 Star 14|15 St - -
British War Medal 1914-1920 BWM 14|20 - -
Victory Medal VM - -
1939-1945 Star 39|45 St - -
Defence Medal Def M - -
War Medal 1939-1945 WM 39|45 - -
King George VI Coronation Medlaa1937 Cor M 37 - -
Polonia Restituta, 3rd Class (Poland) PolRest 22.12.1942 services to Polish navy
Commander of the Order of Orange Nassau (Netherlands) OON 25.11.1947

in recognition of services rendered to the Royal Netherlands Navy during the war

Education: RN Colleges Osborne (15.01.1908-01.1910) & Dartmouth (01.1910-01.1912).
15.01.1908     entered RN
01.1912 - 09.1912 HMS Cornwall (boys' training ship)
09.1912 - 08.1914 HMS Britannia (training establishment)
08.1914 - 04.1915 HMS Drake
04.1915 - 10.1915 HMS TB 34 (torpedo boat)
10.1915 - 11.1915 HMS Mystic
11.1915 - 04.1916 HMS Martin
04.1916 - 06.1916 HMS Dolphin (submarine depot ship)
06.1916 - 09.1916 HMS C 10 (submarine)  [HMS Bonaventure (submarine depot ship)]
09.1916 - 04.1918 HMS E 23 (submarine) [HMS Maidstone (submarine depot ship), from 03.1917 HMS Vulcan (submarine depot ship), from 12.1917 HMS Ambrose (submarine depot ship)]
04.1918 - 07.1918 HMS G 11 (submarine) [HMS Lucia (submarine depot ship)]
07.1918 - 10.1918 HMS C 28 (submarine) [HMS Thames (submarine depot ship)]
11.10.1918 - 01.1919 HMS H 8 (submarine) [HMS Vulcan (submarine depot ship)]
01.1919 - 02.1919 UB 28 (captured German submarine)
02.1919 - 12.1920 HMS H 30 (submarine) [HMS Vulcan (submarine depot ship), from 09.1919 HMS Maidstone (submarine depot ship)]
12.1920 - 10.1921 HMS L 25 (submarine) [HMS Lucia (submarine depot ship)]
05.10.1921 - 08.1923 HMS Warspite (battleship)
08.1923 - 05.1924 HMS L 71 (submarine) [HMS Lucia (submarine depot ship)]
05.1924 - 09.1924 Group "E" Submarines in reserve at Portsmouth (HMS L 71, L 21, L 11)
08.09.1924 - 09.1925 Commanding Officer, HMS H 22 (submarine) (3rd Submarine Flotilla) [HMS Maidstone (submarine depot ship)]
15.09.1925 - 08.1926 staff course, RN Staff College, Greenwich [HMS President]
19.08.1926 - 07.1928 Staff Officer (Operations) to Rear-Admiral (Submarines) [HMS Dolphin (submarine depot ship, Gosport)] (and for duty with submarines)
01.07.1928 - 11.1929 Commanding Officer, HMS L 21 (submarine) [HMS Cyclops (submarine depot ship), from 05.1929 HMS Lucia (submarine depot ship)] (Mediterranean)
01.11.1929 - 08.1930 Commanding Officer, HMS Pigmy (special service vessel) & for command of Reserve Half Flotilla (and for duty with submarines) (Portsmouth)
05.08.1930 - 01.1933 Plans Division, Admiralty [HMS President]
22.01.1933 - 05.1933 HMS Dolphin (submarine depot ship)
04.05.1933 - 07.1935 Commanding Officer, HMS Lucia (submarine depot ship) (Home Fleet)
23.07.1935 - 02.1937 Commanding Officer, HMS Titania (submarine depot ship) & Commander (S) 3rd Submarine Flotilla
08.02.1937 - 02.1939 Chief Staff Officer to Rear-Admiral (Submarines) [HMS Dolphin (submarine depot ship)]
24.02.1939 - 09.1939 Commanding Officer, HMS Medway (submarine depot ship) & Captain (S) 4th Submarine Flotilla (China)
09.1939 - 01.02.1940 Captain (S) 4th Submarine Flotilla [various HMS's] (Singapore)
01.02.1940 - 08.08.1940 Captain (S) 1st Submarine Flotilla [HMS Medway] (Malta & Alexandria)
20.11.1940 - 01.1943 Commanding Officer, HMS Osprey (anti-submarine establishment) & in charge of A/S Training School (Dunoon)
01.1943 - (02.)1943 Commanding Officer, HMS Ramillies (battleship) [appointment cut short due to illness]
(06.1943) - (11.1943) no appointment listed [illness]
11.1943 - 02.1944 Admiralty [HMS President]
18.02.1944 - 11.1945 Captain Radar Training & from ... [> 04.1945, < 07.1945] Commanding Officer, HMS Collingwood (training establishment, Fareham, Hants)
02.01.1945 - 05.07.1945 also: Naval ADC to the King
Keddie,
John Roy
J.R. Keddie
1918 ?
-
09.09.1950
Cheshire
... ...
S/Lt. (A) 01.05.1944
Lt. 01.08.1945
... - ... ...
(07.1945)     1792 Squadron FAA *
... - ... ...
* indexed, but not listed as such
Keddie,
Richard George Damyon
R.G.D. Keddie

Second son of Frederick Wallace Keddie, and Annie Emily Payne, of Downham, Essex.
His brothers John Maitland Keddie and Wallace Arthur Robert Keddie also died on service.
(06?).1918
Rochford district, Essex
-
29.08.1944
(KIA) [age 26]
[Downham (St Margaret) Churchyard, Essex, joint grave]
Cadet 01.09.1935
Midsh. 01.09.1936
A/S.Lt. 01.09.1938
S.Lt. 21.06.1939, seniority 01.07.1938
Lt. 16.10.1939
Distinguished Service Cross DSC

30.09.1941

sinking Italian submarine "Glauco" 27.06.1941 [investiture 21.10.1941]
Mention in Despatches MID 16.03.1943 Operation Torch; towing a US ship
01.09.1935     direct entry cadet
... - ... ...
14.06.1939 - (02.)1941 HMS Jupiter (destroyer)
18.02.1941 - (02.)1943 First Lieutenant, HMS Wishart (destroyer) (DSC, despatches)
(04.1943) - (06.1943) no appointment listed
06.1943 - 29.08.1944 Commanding Officer, HMS Cattistock (destroyer)
Kedward,
Neville Fredrick
N.F. Kedward
01.06.1908
Hertford district, Hertfordshire
-
04.07.1986
Gloucester district, Gloucestershire
... ...
T/Chapl. (Meth.) 08.09.1943
... - ... ...
24.10.1944 - (07.1945) HMS Nile (RN base, Alexandria, Egypt) (additional; for various services)
... - ... ...
Keeble,
Frederick Charles
F.C. Keeble
06.05.1915
-
11.11.1996
Portsmouth district, Hampshire
... ...
Wt.Ordn.Offr. 03.03.1944
Eng.Lt.Cdr. (O/E) 01.10.1962 (retd)
Cdr. (retd) ?
... - ... ...
(07.1945)     HMS Pembroke (RN base, Chatham) *
... - ... ...
* indexed, but not listed as such
Keeble,
Leslie Arthur
L.A. Keeble

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15.06.1897
Windsor, Berkshire
-
(03?).1975
Surrey Mid Eastern district, Surrey
... ...
S.Lt. 30.09.1917
Lt.Cdr. (retd) 30.09.1927
... - ... ...
(07.1945)     HMS Daedalus (RN Air Station, Lee-on-Solent) *
... - ... ...
* indexed, but not listed as such
Keeble,
Peter Robert
P.R. Keeble
?
-
20.09.2007 ?
Curdridge, Southampton, Hampshire ?
... ...
Lt. (E) 01.06.1942
Lt.Cdr. (E) 01.06.1950 (retd 29.08.1958)
Cdr. (Hon.) 29.08.1958
... - ... ...
(07.1945)     no appointment listed
... - ... ...
Keelan,
Patrick Robert Leatham
P.R.L. Keelan
23.07.1913
Bedford district, Bedfordshire
-
02.02.1973
Wandsworth district, London
... ...
S.Lt. 16.05.1934 (retd 29.01.1937)
A/Lt. (retd) ?
Lt. (retd) 02.08.1942
A/Lt.Cdr. (retd) < 07.1945
Lt.Cdr. (retd) 03.09.1945
... - ... ...
03.1944 - (07.1945) HMS Lucia (submarine depot ship)
... - ... ...
Keeley,
Harold Percy
H.P. Keeley

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26.01.1884
West Bromwich, Staffordshire
-
11.02.1966
Battle district, Sussex
... ...
Lt. 01.09.1913 (retd 06.07.1920; own request)
Lt.Cdr. (retd) 01.09.1921
Cdr. (retd) 26.01.1924
A/Capt. (retd) 12.1943
Distinguished Service Cross DSC

17.05.1918

Mediterranean *
* (i) Was in command of "Ribble" when "Sakaki" (Japanese torpedo-boat destroyer) was torpedoed and successfully salved and towed into Suda Bay on 11/12th June 1917.
(ii) In command of "Ribble" whilst destroying drifter off Enos under heavy enemy shell fire on 23rd and 27th December 1917.
... - ... ...
01.08.1916     Commanding Officer, HM TB 6
16.12.1916     Commanding Officer, HMS RIbble
02.09.1919     Commanding Officer, HMS Pasley
... - ... ...
01.1941 - (10.)1941 HMS Edinburgh Castle (RN base, Freetown, Sierra Leone)
08.12.1941 - (04.)1942 HMS Paragon (RN base, Hartlepool) (for duty at Middlesborough)
18.06.1942 - (08.)1943 HMS Orlando (RN base, Greenock)
14.09.1943 - (12.)1943 HMS Hannibal (RN base, Algiers, Algeria/Taranto, Italy) (additional; for miscellaneous duties)
12.1943 - (04.)1945 HMS Nile (RN base, Alexandria, Egypt) (as Naval Control Service Officer Mediterranean Area)
06.1945 - (07.1945) Admiralty [HMS President] (for special and miscellaneous services)
... - ... ...
Keeling,
Charles
C. Keeling

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09.05.1881
Newport, Monmouthshire
-
01.10.1941
(died of illness) [age 60]
[Saint John (Fernhill) Cemetery, New Brunswick, Canada, lot 3893, grave 118]
... ...
Wt.Eng. 01.09.1914 (retd)
Military Medal MM

?

?
Mention in Despatches MID ? ?
... - ... ...
? - 01.10.1941 Consular Shipping Adviser, Philadelphia, USA
Keeling,
Edward Ormsby Troubridge
E.O.T. Keeling

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26.05.1894
-
(09?).1975
Westminster district, London
... ...
Lt. 15.09.1916 (retd)
Lt.Cdr. (retd) ?
Cdr. (retd) 26.05.1939
... - ... ...
(07.1945)     HMS Golden Hind (manning depot, Sydney, NSW) *
... - ... ...
* indexed, but not listed as such
Keeling,
Geoffrey Philip
G.P. Keeling
21.10.1921
-
02.2006
Bury St Edmunds district, Suffolk
... ...
Lt. (E) 16.01.1943
Lt.Cdr. (E) 16.01.1951 (retd 24.05.1955; own request)
... - ... ...
17.08.1944 - (07.1945) HMS Tapir (submarine)
... - ... ...
Keeling,
Julian Philip John
J.P.J. Keeling
17.01.1919
-
02.1999
Mid Surrey district, Surrey
... ...
T/Lt. (E) 19.05.1942
... - ... ...
12.12.1943 - (07.1945) HMS Gorleston (escort)
... - ... ...
Keen,
Donald Alexander Robert
D.A.R. Keen
22.03.1910
Greenwich district, London
-
28.10.1974
Gloucester district, Gloucestershire
... ...
Chaplain 01.09.1937
MA, FSA.
... - ... ...
? - (07.1945) RM Training Group Wales
... - ... ...
Keen,
Geoffrey Howard
G.H. Keen
16.03.1918
Castle Ward district, Cumberland
-
12.2002
Hillingdon district, Middlesex
... ...
T/Lt. (E) 28.07.1942
... - ... ...
24.04.1944 - (07.1945) HMS Bermuda (cruiser)
... - ... ...
Keen,
Herbert
H. Keen

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02.09.1898
-
14.01.1961
Plymouth district, Devon
... ...
Lt. 14.09.1943
Lt.Cdr. 19.04.1955 (retd)
... - ... ...
25.02.1943 - (07.1945) HMS Implacable (aircraft carrier)
... - ... ...
Keen,
Louis Clarence Raymond
L.C.R. Keen

Brother of Cd.Ck.Offr. Sidney Daniel Keen, RN.

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20.02.1901
Blean district, Kent
-
09.01.1982
Canterbury district, Kent
... ...
Wt.Ck.Offr. 20.08.1940
Sen.Cd.Ck.Offr. 01.10.1947 (retd 20.02.1951)
Lt. (S) (retd) 20.02.1951
Member of the Order of the British Empire (Military Division) MBE 01.01.1944 New Year 1944 [investiture 07.03.1944]
... - ... ...
(1943)     HMS Proserpine (RN base, Lyness, Scapa Flow) (MBE)
23.04.1945 - (07.1945) HMS Golden Hind (RN manning depot, Sydney, NSW)
... - ... ...
Keen,
Sidney Daniel
S.D. Keen

Brother of Lt. (S) Louis Clarence Raymond Keen, RN.

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29.03.1905
Blean district, Kent
-
28.05.1978
Canterbury district, Kent
... ...
T/Wt.Ck.Offr. 29.05.1944
Cd.Ck.Offr. ? (reld)
... - ... ...
01.09.1944 - (07.1945) HMS Cochrane (RN base, Rosyth)
... - ... ...
Keenan,
Norman Leslie
N.L. Keenan

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03.11.1901
Bermingham, Worcestershire
-
24.03.1948
University College Hospital, St Pancras district, London (formerly of Gosport, Hampshire)
... ...
T/Sign.Boatsw. 01.08.1940
... - ... ...
(07.1945)     no appointment listed
... - ... ...
Keep,
Arthur Percival
A.P. Keep
11.07.1920
-
29.10.1991
South East Hampshire district, Hampshire
... ...
Lt. (A) 07.12.1942
Lt.Cdr. 07.12.1950 (retd 20.07.1959)
... - ... ...
(07.1945)     no appointment listed
... - ... ...
Keeping,
William Ernest
W.E. Keeping

Son of Ernest Charles and Annie Coulman Florence Keeping.

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26.09.1905
Streatham, Wandsworth, London
-
04.06.1985
... ...
Cd.Eng. 01.10.1944
Lt. (E) 28.04.1951 (retd 22.01.1955; own request)
Distinguished Service Cross DSC

23.01.1941

Operation Menace [investiture 18.07.1941]
... - ... ...
(1941)     HMS Cumberland (DSC)
? - (07.1945) HMS Aberdeen
... - ... ...
Keer,
Frederick Kemp
F.K. Keer
29.05.1901
Steyning district, Sussex
-
14.04.1992
Deben district, Suffolk
... ...
T/Lt. (E) 08.12.1940
T/A/Lt.Cdr. (E) < 07.1945
T/A/Cdr. (E) < 07.1945
... - ... ...
? - (07.1945) HMS Trevose Head
... - ... ...
Keevil,
John Joyce
J.J. Keevil
21.07.1901
-
16.12.1957
... ...
Sg.Cdr. 09.07.1937 (retd 1946)
Distinguished Service Order DSO

17.06.1941

attacked by enemy aircraft 10.01.1941 [investiture 23.09.1941]
Education: Marlborough; Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge; MD, BCh, MRCS, LRCP, DTM&H
... - ... ...
(1941)     HMS Illustrious (DSO)
? - (07.1945) HMS Implacable
... - ... ...
Kego,
Robert William
R.W. Kego
1918
-
02.04.2009
Callington, Cornwall
... ...
Lt. (S) 01.12.1940
Lt.Cdr. (S) 01.12.1948
Cdr. (S) 30.06.1954 (retd)
Officer of the Order of the British Empire (Military Division) OBE 11.06.1966 HM's birthday 1966
... - ... ...
? - (07.1945) HMS Daedalus
... - ... ...
Kehoe,
Cedric John
C.J. Kehoe

Son of ... Kehoe, and ... Duggan.

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10.11.1905
-
06.01.1985
Los Angeles, California, USA
... ...
A/S.Lt. ?
S.Lt. 03.08.1927, seniority 15.09.1926 (retd 05.09.1928) (emgcy 15.05.1940)
A/Lt. (emgcy) 1940?
Lt.Cdr. (emgcy) 26.05.1940
A/Cdr. (emgcy) 08.1943
Education: St Gregory's School, Downside.
15.05.1919     entered RN
... - ... ...
10.06.1940 - (07.)1940 RN Barracks, Portsmouth [HMS Victory (RN base, Portsmouth)]
10.09.1940 - (10.)1940 HMS Caroline (RN base, Belfast)
17.10.1940 - (04.)1941 RN Barracks, Portsmouth [HMS Victory (RN base, Portsmouth)]
(06.1941) - (10.1941) no appointment listed
15.10.1941 - (08.1942) HMS Revenge (battleship)
(02.1943) - (04.1943) HMS Revenge (battleship) *
04.1943 - (08.)1943 HMS Revenge (battleship)
08.1943 - (10.)1943 Executive Officer, HMS Revenge (battleship)
(12.1943)     no appointment listed
12.1943 - (10.1944) Admiralty [HMS President] (for special and miscellaneous services)
(01.1945)     Admiralty [HMS President] *
(07.1945) - (04.1946) no appointment listed
* indexed, but not listed as such
Kehoe,
Terence
T. Kehoe
1904
-
(06?).1967
Cleveland district, North Riding of Yorkshire
... ...
T/Lt. (E) 01.04.1940
T/A/Cdr. (E) < 07.1945
Distinguished Service Cross DSC

04.10.1940

Norwegian coast actions, enemy aircraft 07.1940 [investiture 09.08.1941]
Mention in Despatches MID 01.01.1944 New Year 1944
... - ... ...
? - (07.1945) HMS Hannibal
... - ... ...
Keighley,
Maurice Ward
M.W. Keighley
(04?).1906
Keighley district, West Riding of Yorkshire
-
18.05.1966
Cartmel, Ulverston district, Lancashire
... ...
T/Schoolm. 14.02.1944
... - ... ...
? - (07.1945) HMS Daedalus III
... - ... ...
Keighly-Peach,
Charles Lindsey
C.L. Keighly-Peach

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06.04.1902
-
04.02.1995
... ...
Capt. 31.12.1943
Distinguished Service Order DSO

11.09.1940

courage in recent engagements [investiture 25.11.1941]
Officer of the Order of the British Empire (Military Division) OBE 30.09.1941 sinking Italian destroyers Patra & Tigre [investiture 25.11.1941]
... - ... ...
(1940/41)     HMS Eagle (DSO, OBE)
? - (07.1945) HMS Heron
... - ... ...
Keighly-Peach,
Peter Lindsey
P.L. Keighly-Peach

Son of Capt. Charles Lindsey Keighley-Peach,RN.
12.09.1926
-
... ...
Midsh. 01.01.1944
Lt.Cdr. 01.12.1955 (retd)
Distinguished Service Order DSO

23.05.1952

Korea [investiture 24.07.1952]
... - ... ...
? - (07.1945) HMS Quality
... - ... ...
Keill,
Eric Oliver
E.O. Keill

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21.06.1912
Coventry district, Warwickshire
-
22.08.1986
Coventry district, Warwickshire
A/Boatsw. 25.01.1940
Boatsw. 1941?, seniority 25.01.1940
A/Lt. 10.06.1945
Lt.Cdr. 30.05.1950 (retd c. 1958)
(03.1940) - (02.1941) no appointment listed
(04.1941) - (06.1941) HMS Resource (fleet repair ship) *
(08.1941) - (10.1941) no appointment listed
30.10.1941 - (04.)1942 HMS Duke (training establishment, Great Malvern, Worcestershire) (for miscellaneous service)
04.1942 - (10.)1943 HMS Malaya (Queen Elizabeth class battleship)
10.1943 - (10.1944) HMS Valiant (Queen Elizabeth class battleship)
(01.1945) - (07.1945) no appointment listed
15.07.1945 - (10.1945) HM LST 239 (landing ship, tank)
(04.1946)     HMS Rapid *
... - ... ...
* indexed, but not listed as such
Keir,
John Charles MacKintosh
see: RNR Officers' section  
Keir,
Kenneth Mackenzie
K.M. Keir

Son of ... Keir, and ... Price.
Married ((09?).1948, Watford district, Hertfordshire) Josephine Stack.

26.08.1927
South Croydon, London
-
08.11.2008
Shropshire
... ...
Midsh. 01.05.1945 (reld 1946?)
... - ... ...
? - (07.1945) HMS Anson
? - (04.1946) HMS Howe
Joined the photogrammetric department at Hunting Aerosurveys Ltd in Borehamwood, Hertfordshire, 01.1947 (from 1962 manager computing department).
Keith,
Alastair Francis
A.F. Keith
06.02.1920
-
04.1991
Southend on Sea district, Essex
... ...
Lt. (A) 06.08.1943 (emgcy 16.01.1946)
A/Lt.Cdr. (A) < 07.1945
... - ... ...
? - (07.1945) HMS Landrail
... - ... ...
Keith,
Colin John Hilton
C.J.H. Keith
27.09.1925
-
20.05.1988
Salisbury district, Wiltshire
... ...
Midsh. 01.05.1944
Lt.Cdr. 01.08.1955 (retd 04.09.1955; own request)
... - ... ...
? - (07.1945) HMS Newfoundland
... - ... ...
Keith,
William Bruce
W.B. Keith

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15.04.1898
-
15.08.1974
Basingstoke district, Hampshire
... ...
Lt. 30.08.1919
Cdr. (retd) 15.04.1943
A/Capt. < 07.1945
Officer, Legion of Merit (USA) LM

16.07.1946

?
... - ... ...
? - (07.1945) HMS Anderson
... - ... ...
Keith,
William Herbert John
W.H.J. Keith

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31.12.1903
-
25.09.1991
Chief Petty Officer ? [D/J 95736]
... ...
T/Gnr. (T) 25.07.1942
Distinguished Service Medal DSM

23.09.1941

patrols 06-07.1941 [investiture 24.03.1942]
... - ... ...
(1941)     HMS Tigris (DSM)
? - (07.1945) no appointment listed
... - ... ...
Keith-Wright,
James Anthony
J.A. Keith-Wright
02.11.1922
-
04.1999
Portsmouth district, Hampshire
... ...
Lt. 16.04.1944
Lt.Cdr. 16.04.1952 (retd 14.02.1956; own request)
... - ... ...
? - (07.1945) no appointment listed
... - ... ...
Kekewich,
Piers Keane
P.K. Kekewich P.K. Kekewich
P.K. Kekewich P.K. Kekewich
P.K. Kekewich P.K. Kekewich
Son of Charles Granville Kekewich and Mary Marion Mackintosh.
Married 1st (20.07.1916) Esmé Alexandra Benedicta Scott, daughter of the late Lt.Col. George John Scott, DSO (marriage dissolved 1939); one son, two daughters.
Married 2nd (1940) Gertrude Lomax, daughter of Frederick George Lomax.

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23.01.1889
Barnet, Greater London
-
05.10.1967
London
A/S.Lt. 15.04.1908?
S.Lt. 17.12.1908, seniority 15.04.1908
Lt. 11.02.1910, seniority 15.10.1909
Lt.Cdr. 15.10.1917
Cdr. 31.12.1922
Capt. 31.12.1928
R.Adm. 06.01.1940 (retd 07.01.1940) (reverted to retd 15.04.1943) (dispersed 14.01.1946) (reverted to retd 11.04.1946)
Cdre. 2nd cl. 20.11.1943
Companion of the Order of the Bath CB 01.01.1946 New Year 1946
Education: Cheame, Surrey
15.09.1903     entered RN
      served European War, 1914-1918, Battle Cruiser Fleet (HMS Galatea and Cardiff)
04.01.1923 - (08.1923) Navigating Officer, HMS Barham (battleship)
08.12.1924 - (05.1926) Executive Officer, HMS Ganges (Shotley training establishment)
(07.1927)     no appointment listed
01.08.1927 - (06.1928) HMS Queen Elizabeth (battleship) (Mediterranean)
23.08.1929 - (02.1931) Flag Captain & Chief Staff Officer to Rear-Admiral & Senior Naval Officer Yangtse, HMS Bee (gunboat) (China)
(01.1932)     no appointment listed
12.04.1932 - (01.)1934 Chief Staff Officer to Rear-Admiral in Charge, Gibraltar [HMS Cormorant (RN base, Gibraltar)]
18.12.1934 - (02.)1936 Commanding Officer, HMS Frobisher (cruiser; cadet training cruiser)
19.12.1936 - (10.1938) Captain of the Dockyard and Deputy Superintendent and King's Harbour Master, Devonport, Berehaven and Pembroke [HMS Drake]
09.01.1939 - 17.11.1939 Commanding Officer, HMS Cochrane (depot ship) & Senior Officer, Reserve Fleet & King's Harbour Master, Rosyth
01.08.1939 - 05.01.1940 also: Naval ADC to the King
18.11.1939 - 28.09.1940 Commodore, Northern Patrol [HMS Spartiate (base depot ship, Glasgow), from 01.04.1940 HMS Orlando (RN base, Greenock)] (as Cdre. 2nd cl. RNR)
10.10.1940 - 30.10.1940 HMS President (additional; for special service outside Admiralty)
31.10.1940 - 11.02.1943 Rear-Admiral, Coastal Forces [HMS Attack (Coastal Forces base, Portland)]
12.02.1943 - 15.04.1943 HMS President (additional; whilst unemployed)
26.05.1943 - 13.10.1943 lent to Royal Canadian Navy as Captain Motor Launches Canada (temporary) (as Capt.)
14.10.1943 - 27.10.1943 HMS President (additional; for temporary duty inside Admiralty with Director of Dockyards)
28.10.1943 - 30.10.1943 HMS President (additional; for disposal)
31.10.1943 - 08.01.1946 Naval Superintendent, from 20.11.1943 Commodore Superintendent, HM Dockyard Malta [HMS St Angelo] (Cdre. 2nd cl.)
09.01.1946 - 14.01.1946 HMS President (additional; for disposal)
07.03.1946 - 15.03.1946 HMS President I (additional; for Admiralty Selection Board) (as R.Adm.)
Citizen and Merchant Taylor. EStJ (13.07.1916), KStJ (03.06.1924).
Kelburn,
Viscount; 9th Earl of Glasgow; Boyle, David William Maurice
Viscount Kelburn (Photo courtesy of Mr Andrew Wilkinson) Viscount Kelburn
24.07.1910
-
08.06.1984
Midsh. 01.01.1930
... ...
Lt. 01.03.1934
Lt.Cdr. 01.03.1942
A/Cdr. < 04.1945
Cdr. 30.06.1945
... ...
R.Adm. 07.07.1961 (retd 08.07.1963)
Companion of the Order of the Bath CB 01.01.1963 New Year 1963
Distinguished Service Cross DSC

14.10.1941

Bismarck action
Mention in Despatches MID 16.08.1940 Dunkirk
... - ... ...
(12.1939)     HMS Resolution (Royal Sovereign class battleship)
10.01.1940 - (04.)1941 HMS Victory (RN base, Portsmouth) (for Signal School)
07.05.1941 - (02.)1942 Flag Lieutenant to Rear-Admiral Commanding 1st Cruiser Squadron [HMS Norfolk] & as Squadron Signals and Wireless Telegraphy Officer
02.1942 - (06.)1942 Flag Lieutenant to Rear-Admiral (D) Commanding Home Fleet Destroyer Flotillas [HMS Tyne] & as Squadron Signals and Wireless Telegraphy Officer
19.06.1942 - (04.)1943 HMS President (additional; for special and miscellaneous services)
(06.1943)     HMS President *
(08.1943)     HMS Mercury (signal school, near Petersfield) *
26.08.1943 - (12.1943) on staff of Flag Officer, Ceylon [HMS Lanka (RN base, Colombo, Ceylon)]
10.01.1944 - (04.)1945 on staff of Commodore (D), Eastern Fleet [HMS Woolwich (destroyer depot ship)]
(07.1945)     no appointment listed
... - ... ...
Kell,
Christopher Thomas
C.T. Kell
03.10.1915
-
04.2003
Linconshire
... ...
T/Instr.Lt. 12.09.1941
Education: BSc.
... - ... ...
? - (07.1945) HMS St Vincent
... - ... ...
Kell,
George Victor
G.V. Kell
13.03.1916
-
... ...
A/Schoolm. (CWO) 18.06.1945
Instr.Lt.Cdr. 24.11.1955 (retd 06.11.1959; own request)
Education: BSc.
... - ... ...
? - (07.1945) no appointment listed
... - ... ...
Kelland,
Francis Henry
F.H. Kelland

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31.12.1898
-
(09?).1969
Plymouth district, Devon
... ...
T/Gnr. 26.11.1941
... - ... ...
? - (07.1945) HMS Impregnable
... - ... ...
Kellar,
John Albert William
J.A.W. Kellar
(01.)1915
Plymouth district, Devon
-
08.01.1997
... ...
Wt.Eng. 01.04.1943
Lt.Cdr. (E) ? (retd 23.11.1959)

DSM

... - ... ...
? - (07.1945) HMS Drake IV
... - ... ...
Keller,
Hugh Gilbert Warwick
H.G.W. Keller

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06.1900
Chertsey district, Surrey
-
28.04.1992
Barnet district, Hertfordshire
... ...
Lt. 15.02.1922 (retd)
Lt.Cdr. (retd) ?
... - ... ...
? - (07.1945) no appointment listed
... - ... ...
Kelly,
Alfred Henry Peters
A.H.P. Kelly

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20.09.1910
-
12.1996
St Germans district, Cornwall
... ...
Boatsw. 01.01.1942
... - ... ...
? - (07.1945) HMS Golden Hind
... - ... ...
Kelly,
Cyril James
C.J. Kelly

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12.03.1905
-
23.10.1975
... ...
? ?
Lt. (E) ? (retd 12.03.1955; age)
... - ... ...
? - (07.1945) ?
... - ... ...
Kelly,
Dennis Patrick Wolfe
"John"
D.P.W. Kelly D.P.W. Kelly

Son of ... Kelly, and ... Thompson.
14.07.1926
Chelsea district, London
-
26.08.1957
Worthing district, Sussex
[age 31]
[St Mary Churchyard, Climping (Clymping), Arun District, West Sussex]
Midsh. 01.09.1943
A/S.Lt. 01.05.1945
S.Lt. 01.06.1945
Lt. 16.11.1946
Lt.Cdr. 16.11.1954
Education: RN College, Dartmouth (01.01.1940-09.1943; Admiralty No. 191; St Vincent House).
Played rugby for United Services and the Royal Navy.
01.09.1943 - (02.)1944 HMS Birmingham (Southampton class cruiser)
03.1944 - (04.)1944 HMS Isis (I class destroyer)
(06.1944) - (10.1944) HMS Orion (Leander class cruiser) *
(01.1945)     no appointment listed
(04.1945) - (10.1945) HMS Serapis (S class destroyer) *
(04.1946)     HMS Largo Bay *
... - ... ...
(04.1955) - 11.1955 Commanding Officer, 806 Royal Naval Air Squadron *
05.12.1955 - (01.1956) Britannia RN College, Dartmouth [HMS Dartmouth]
(01.1957)     HMS Ursa *
1956? - 1957 Administrative Officer, HMS Britannia (royal yacht)
? - 26.08.1957 XE381 Sea Hawk FGA6 897 RN Air Squadron struck the ground and exploded at Ford, West Sussex during display practice for the Farnborough air show
His sister writes: "My brother was nearing the end of his two year appointment as Lt.Cdr on m.v. Britannia, the Queen’s yacht. His funeral was supervised by Vice Admiral Conolly Abel Smith, then senior officer on the yacht, with a guard
of honour from the crew. He was always called ‘John’, never Dennis. He had borrowed the plane he was practising in for a demo at the Farnborough Air Show the following month."
* indexed, but not listed as such
Kelly,
E
E. Kelly
?
-
... ...
? ?
... - ... ...
? - (07.1945) ?
... - ... ...
Kelly,
Edward Peter Craig
E.P.C. Kelly

Son of Instr.Capt. Harold Craig Kelly, RN (1898-1976), and Mary Grace Taylor (1896-1975).
Married (03.04.1948, Surrey North Eastern district, Surrey) Nanette Elizabeth Cheale (19.07.1927 - ).
31.08.1923
Bramley district, West Riding of Yorkshire
-
26.12.2005
Bath and North East Somerset district, Somerset
Cadet (E) 01.05.1941
Midsh. (E) 01.01.1942
A/S.Lt. (E) 01.09.1943
S.Lt. (E) 14.02.1944, seniority 01.12.1942
A/Lt. (E) > 06.1944, < 10.1944
Lt. (E) 1946?, seniority 01.12.1943
Lt.Cdr. (E) 01.12.1951
A/Cdr. (E) > 01.1956, < 01.1957
Cdr. (E) 30.06.1957
Capt. (E) 31.12.1965 (retd 07.01.1975)
(06.1941) - (04.1943) no appointment listed
29.04.1943 - (08.)1943 HMS Howe (King George V class battleship)
(12.1943) - (04.1945) no appointment listed
04.1945 - (04.1946) HMS Swiftsure (Swiftsure class cruiser)
... - ... ...
Kelly,
F
F. Kelly
?
-
... ...
? ?
... - ... ...
? - (07.1945) ?
... - ... ...
Kelly,
F
F. Kelly
?
-
... ...
? ?
... - ... ...
? - (07.1945) ?
... - ... ...
Kelly,
F D
F.D. Kelly
?
-
... ...
? ?
Lt.Cdr. ? (retd 19.09.1955; age)
... - ... ...
? - (07.1945) ?
... - ... ...
Kelly,
H
H. Kelly
?
-
... ...
? ?
... - ... ...
? - (07.1945) ?
... - ... ...
Kelly,
Harold Craig
H.C. Kelly (© Imperial War Museum (A 25547)) H.C. Kelly
H.C. Kelly H.C. Kelly

Son (with three brothers) of George William Calver Kelly (1869-1946), and Margaret Douglas Story (1865-1938).
Married (04.04.1921, Collingham St Oswald, West Yorkshire) Mary Grace Taylor (31.03.1896 - 29.10.1975), daughter (with one brother) of William Wells Taylor (1871-), and Martha Hogg (1873-1956); three daughters, one son (Capt. (E) Edward Peter Craig Kelly, RN).

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30.07.1898
Appleby St Lawrence, Westmorland
-
16.08.1976
Bath district, Somerset
Instr.Lt. 16.09.1926
Instr.Lt.Cdr. 16.09.1932
Instr.Cdr. 16.09.1940 (retd 30.07.1950; age) (reverted to retd 28.10.1950)
A/Instr.Capt. < 10.1944
Education: Tadcaster Grammar School (1909-1914); University of Leeds (1st Year Degree Course in Mechanical Engineering) (1915-1916); Manchester College of Technology (BSc Tech. in Mechanical Engineering, 1st Class Honours, Isabella Stoney Prize) (1919-1920).
Apprenticeship with automobile engineers & electric traction construction company, 1913-1916. Served in World War I with Royal Flying Corps and Royal Air Force as a pilot in France and Italy, 1917-1919. From 1920 Demonstrator in Mechanical Engineering, University of Leeds.
... - ... ...
25.04.1939 - (12.1942) RN Engineering College, Keyham [HMS Drake]
18.01.1943 - (12.1943) HMS Assegai (training establishment, nr Durban, South Africa)
01.1944 - (04.)1945 Staff Education Officer on staff of Commander-in-Chief Eastern Fleet [HMS Lanka (RN base, Colombo, Ceylon)]
(07.1945)     no appointment listed
05.09.1945 - (10.1945) Education Department, Admiralty [HMS President]
... - ... ...
Architect.
Kelly,
J C
J.C. Kelly
?
-
... ...
? ?
... - ... ...
? - (07.1945) ?
... - ... ...
Kelly
James William
J.W. Kelly

Son of ... Kelly, and ... Pinnock.
13.07.1921
Brentford district, Middlesex
-
10.08.1998
South Dorset district, Dorset
Midsh.
01.05.1939
A/S.Lt.
01.01.1941
S.Lt.
16.02.1941
Lt.
16.05.1942
A/Lt.Cdr.
< 04.1946
Lt.Cdr.
16.05.1950
Cdr.
31.12.1957
Capt.
31.12.1966 (retd 07.01.1976)
Officer of the Order of the British Empire OBE
01.01.1965
New Year 1965 [investiture 09.03.1965]
Distinguished Service Cross DSC
18.12.1945
war patrols Far East 12.44-08.1945 [award posted]
(04.1940)


HMS Rodney (battleship) *
06.01.1941
-
(02.)1941
promotion course, Portsmouth
01.09.1941
-
(12.1941)
HMS H 50 (submarine)
07.01.1942
-
(08.)1942
HMS Trident (submarine)
11.09.1942
-
(06.)1943
First Lieutenant, HMS Taurus (submarine)
(08.)1943
-
(10.)1943
submarine Commanding Officers' course, Portsmouth [HMS Dolphin]
04.10.1943
-
(04.)1944
Commanding Officer, HMS H 28 (submarine)
15.04.1944
-
(07.1945)
Commanding Officer, HMS Sea Scout (submarine)
02.03.1946
-
(04.1947)
HMS Adamant (submarine depot ship)
...
-
...
...
(1964)


HMS Heron
...
-
...
...
07.07.1975
-
07.01.1976
also: Naval ADC to the Queen
* indexed, but not listed as such
Kelly,
Michael
M. Kelly
?
-
T/A/Gnr. 21.11.1942 (reld > 07.1945, < 10.1945)
Distinguished Service Medal DSM ? ?
29.12.1942 - (07.)1945 HMS President III (HQ for personnel serving at defensively equipped merchant ships)
Kelly,
R D
R.D. Kelly
?
-
... ...
? ?
... - ... ...
? - (07.1945) ?
... - ... ...
Kelly,
Thomas
T. Kelly
19.09.1905
-
01.05.1978
East Cosham, Portsmouth
... ...
Schoolm. (CWO) 26.08.1937
A/Sen. Master > 02.1942, < 04.1942
Instr.Lt. 17.09.1946, seniority 01.07.1939
Instr.Lt.Cdr. 01.07.1951
Instr.Cdr. 30.06.1956 (retd 19.09.1960)
Education: BSc.
... - ... ...
28.12.1937 - (12.)1939 HMS Victory (RN base, Portsmouth) (for signal school)
04.12.1939 - (04.)1941 HMS Kestrel (RN Air Station, Worthy Down, nr Winchester)
01.05.1941 - (12.1941) HMS Collingwood (training establishment, Fareham, nr Portsmouth, Hampshire)
30.01.1942 - (12.)1943 HMS Formidable (Illustrious class aircraft carrier)
30.12.1943 - (02.)1944 HMS Mercury (signal school, near Petersfield)
01.02.1944 - (06.)1944 HMS Condor (RN Air Station, Arbroath) (for instructional staff)
19.09.1944 - (04.1946) HMS Kestrel (RN Air Station, Worthy Down, nr Winchester)
... - ... ...
Kelly,
T A
T.A. Kelly
?
-
... ...
? ?
... - ... ...
? - (07.1945) ?
... - ... ...
Kelly,
T A
T.A. Kelly
?
-
... ...
? ?
... - ... ...
? - (07.1945) ?
... - ... ...
Kelly,
T M
T.M. Kelly
?
-
... ...
? ?
... - ... ...
? - (07.1945) ?
... - ... ...
Kelsey,
Marcel Harcourt Attwood
M.H.A. Kelsey M.H.A. Kelsey (© Imperial War Museum (A 7592))


Youngest son of Edward Frederick Kelsey (1844-1920), solicitor, and Mary Margaret Blanche Kudge (1851-1909), of London.
Married (14.01.1922, St Mary Abbot's, Kensington, London) Lilian Vera Hodgson (22.03.1896 - 24.07.1993), daughter of Charles G. Hodgson, of London; one son.

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21.02.1894
Bideford, Devon
-
27.08.1964
The Brompton Hospital, Chelsea district, London (formerly of 41 Wynnstay Gardens, London W5)
Midsh. 15.09.1911
A/S.Lt. 15.01.1914
S.Lt. 30.09.1914
Lt. 30.04.1916
Lt.Cdr. 30.04.1924
Cdr. 30.06.1930
Capt. 31.12.1936
Cdre. 2nd cl. 20.04.1942-11.1943,
18.01.1945-01.02.1946
R.Adm. 02.01.1946 (retd 15.01.1949)
V.Adm. (retd) 20.03.1949
Companion of the Order of the Bath CB 10.06.1948 HM's birthday 1948 [investiture 20.07.1948]
Distinguished Service Cross DSC 11.06.1919 for distinguished services whilst in command of a destroyer
1914-1915 Star 14|15 St - -
British War Medal 1914-1920 BWM 14|20 - -
Victory Medal VM - -
Mention in Despatches MID ? ?
1939-1945 Star 39|45 St - -
Atlantic Star Atl St - -
Africa Star Afr St - -
Defence Medal Def M - -
War Medal 1939-1945 WM 39|45 - -
Mention in Despatches MID 28.11.1944 Operation Neptune (Normandy 06.1944)
King George VI Coronation Medlaa1937 Cor M 37 - -
Education: Eastman's, Winchester; RN Colleges, Osborne & Dartmouth (15.01.1907-...).
... - ... ...
1911 - 1912 HMS Good Hope
1912 - 1913 HMS Monmouth
09.1913 - 1914 HMS Hampshire
... - ... HMS Triumph
1915 - 1916 HMS Defender
1916 - 1917 HMS Obdurate
1917 - 1918 HMS Valentine
19.03.1919 - 1920 HMS Warwick
01.12.1920 - 1922 HMS Warspite
1922 - 1923 HMS Espiegle
1923 - 1925 HMS Pembroke
1926 - 1927 HMS Repulse
1927 - 1928 HMS Suffolk
1928 - 1930 HMS Australia
10.10.1930 - 17.10.1930 HMS Vivid (RN base, Devonport) (additional)
17.10.1930 - 23.11.1931 Drafting Commander, RN Barracks Devonport [HMS Vivid]
1932 - ... Admiralty [HMS President]
1934 - ... HMS London
09.12.1936 - 24.05.1937 Department of the Director of Personal Services (Personnel), Admiralty [HMS President]
19.06.1937 - 12.08.1937 HMS Victory (for full paid service leave)
13.08.1937 - 10.09.1937 Admiralty [HMS President] (additional; for duty inside Admiralty]
13.09.1937 - 19.09.1937 Admiralty [HMS President] (additional; for duty inside Admiralty]
20.09.1937 - 16.01.1940 Deputy Director of Personal Services (Personnel), Admiralty [HMS President]
17.01.1940 - 24.04.1940 Admiralty [HMS President] (additional; for duty inside Admiralty with 2nd Sea Lord)
25.04.1940 - 01.07.1940 HMS Pembroke (RN base, Chatham) (additional; for HMS Naiad (light cruiser) & for duty with Admiral Superintendent Contract-Built Ships)
02.07.1940 - 11.03.1942 Commanding Officer, HMS Naiad (light cruiser) & from 22.09.1941 as Chief Staff Officer to Rear-Admiral Commanding 15th Cruiser Squadron [from 22.09.1941-31.10.1941 Senior Officer, 15th Cruiser Squadron]
26.03.1942 - 12.04.1942 HMS Victory IV (additional; for unemployed time)
13.04.1942 - 19.04.1942 HMS President (additional; for duty inside Admiralty with D.L.D.D.)
20.04.1942 - 11.1943 Commodore-in-Charge, Freetown [HMS Eland]
(02.1944)     no appointment listed
17.03.1944 - 28.08.1944 Commanding Officer, HMS Warspite (battleship)
28.08.1944 - 14.09.1944 RN Hospital Haslar (fractured ribs)
14.09.1944 - 28.12.1944 Commanding Officer, HMS Warspite (battleship)
18.01.1945 - 01.02.1946 Commodore-in-Charge, RN Barracks, Chatham [HMS Pembroke]
05.07.1945 - 02.01.1946 also: Naval ADC to the King
02.02.1946 - 30.04.1946 HMS President (additional; whilst unemployed)
01.05.1946 - 06.1948 Rear-Admiral-in-Charge Malta & Admiral Superintendent HM Dockyard Malta, from 01.02.1947 Flag Officer Malta
03.08.1948 - 13.08.1948 HMS President (additional; for Interview Board)
14.08.1948 - 10.09.1948 HMS President (additional; for leave)
11.09.1948 - 15.01.1949 HMS President (additional; whilst unemployed)
       
 
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