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Admiral Francis William Kennedy, C.B., Royal Navy, Retired (15 December, 1862 – 11 July, 1939) was an officer of the Royal Navy.

Kennedy was promoted to the rank of Vice-Admiral on 24 March, 1920, vice de Robeck, and placed on the Retired List the following day, 25 March.^[1]

"Admiral F. W. Kennedy" (Obituaries). The Times. Wednesday, 12 July, 1939. Issue 48355, col C, pg. 16.

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 [[Admiral (Royal Navy)|Admiral]] '''Francis William Kennedy''', C.B., Royal Navy, Retired (15 December, 1862 &ndash; 11 July, 1939) was an officer of the [[Royal Navy]].
+Kennedy was promoted to the rank of {{ViceRN}} on 24 March, 1920, vice [[John Michael de Robeck, First Baronet|de Robeck]], and placed on the Retired List the following day, 25 March.<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/3186/pages/4474 no. 3186.  p. 4474.]  16 April, 1920.</ref>
 ==Footnotes==
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 ==Service Records==
-*[http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/documentsonline/details-result.asp?Edoc_Id=7894512&queryType=1&resultcount=3 ADM 196/42]
+{{refbegin}}
-*[http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/documentsonline/details-result.asp?Edoc_Id=7906128&queryType=1&resultcount=3 ADM 196/20]
+*The National Archives.  [http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/documentsonline/details-result.asp?Edoc_Id=7894512&queryType=1&resultcount=3 ADM 196/42.]
+*The National Archives.  [http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/documentsonline/details-result.asp?Edoc_Id=7906128&queryType=1&resultcount=3 ADM 196/20.]
+{{refend}}
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+[[Category:H.M.S. Britannia (Cadet Training Ship) Entrants of January, 1876|Kennedy]]
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