Kenneth Berkeley Mackenzie Churchill

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Commander (retired) Kenneth Berkeley Mackenzie Churchill (6 February, 1886 – ) served in the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

The son of Reverend Cameron Churchill was born in Pimlico and gained three and a half months' time on passing out of Britannia on 15 January, 1902. He was immediately appointed to the battleship Canopus in the Mediterranean. In 1903, he moved to the battleship Russell.[1]

Churchill was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 30 March, 1906.[2] Later that year, he would receive first class certificates in gunnery (934/1100 marks) and torpedoes (179/200).[3]

In 1907, Churchill submitted a design for an improved form of percussion pistol for anti-mining sweeps to H.M.S. Vernon. Six were to be manufactured at Woolwich for testing at Vernon.[4]

Churchill was appointed gunnery officer in Roxburgh of the Fifth Cruiser Squadron from 4 June, 1912. A Court of Enquiry investigated damage to a 6-in gun in the ship in 1912 and found him slightly to blame. Churchill left Roxburgh when he was appointed to a War Staff Course in Portsmouth on 21 February, 1914 and he was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 30 March, 1914.[5]

Churchill was appointed as gunnery officer in Drake for the Test Mobilisation on 15 July 1914 and remained in this capacity until Drake paid off on 7 April, 1915. At that time, he was appointed to Excellent, additional, for gunnery duties. Eight days later, this transmogrified into work with the Director of Naval Ordnance. On 2 August, he was appointed Assistant to the D.N.O..[6]

On 25 April, 1917, Churchill was appointed to Colleen, additional, for service on the Staff of Vice-Admiral, Queenstown.

Post-War

On 17 September 1919, he was placed on the Retired List as medically unfit, due to neurasthenia.[7]

Churchill was promoted to the rank of Commander on 25 February, 1926.[8]

World War II

Mobilised on 29 September 1938, Churchill was sent to Excellent in the rank of Lieutenant-Commander. On 26 August, 1939 Churchill joined the Staff of the Flag Officer in Charge, Tyne and started work as Gunnuery Equipment Officer, Middlesborough. On 31 March 1940, he was appointed F.D.E.O. Tyne, vice Tomlinson. He was hoispitalised in December, 1940 with "hysterical frequency". On 29 June 1942 he was appointed to Yeoman, additional, on Staff of Flag Officer in Charge, London as F.O.G.O., vice Gilbert.[9]

Churchill's appointment was terminated on 17 January, 1945 and he reverted to the Retired List the following day.[10]

See Also

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
William B. Mackenzie 		Captain of H.M. T.B. 45
22 Oct, 1906[11] – 16 Jan, 1908[12] 		Succeeded by
Lionel G. Dawson
as Captain of H.M. T.B. 045
Preceded by
Alldin U. Moore 		Assistant to the Director of Naval Ordnance
2 Aug, 1915[13] – 25 Apr, 1917[14] 		Succeeded by
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Footnotes

  1. ↑ Churchill Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/54. f. 198.
  2. ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1913). p. 15.
  3. ↑ Churchill Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/54. f. 198.
  4. ↑ Annual Report of the Torpedo School, 1907. p. 60.
  5. ↑ Churchill Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/54. f. 198.
  6. ↑ Churchill Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/54. f. 198.
  7. ↑ Churchill Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/54. f. 198.
  8. ↑ Churchill Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/54. f. 198.
  9. ↑ Churchill Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/54. f. 198.
  10. ↑ Churchill Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/54. f. 198.
  11. ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1907). p. 399.
  12. ↑ Churchill Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/54. f. 198.
  13. ↑ Churchill Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/54. f. 198.
  14. ↑ Churchill Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/54. f. 198.

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