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| − | {{ViceRN}} '''Marcel Harcourt Attwood Kelsey''' (21 February, 1894 – ) served in the [[Royal Navy]]. | + | {{ViceRN}} (retired) '''Marcel Harcourt Attwood Kelsey''', C.B., D.S.C. (21 February, 1894 – ) served in the [[Royal Navy]]. |
==Life & Career== | ==Life & Career== | ||
| − | < | + | The son of Edward Medic[?] Kelsey, Esq., gentleman.<ref>Kelsey Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/56/92.|}} f. 94.</ref> |
| − | Kelsey was promoted to the rank of {{ | + | Kelsey was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 30 April, 1916.<ref>Kelsey Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/56/92.|}} f. 94.</ref> |
| − | Kelsey was promoted to the rank of {{ | + | Kelsey was promoted to the rank of {{LCommRN}} on 30 April, 1924.<ref>Kelsey Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/56/92.|}} f. 94.</ref> |
| − | Kelsey was promoted to the rank of {{ | + | Kelsey was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on 30 June, 1930.<ref>Kelsey Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/56/92.|}} f. 94.</ref> |
| − | Kelsey | + | |
| − | Kelsey was promoted to the rank of {{ | + | Kelsey was promoted to the rank of {{CaptRN}} on 31 December, 1936.<ref>Kelsey Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/56/92.|}} f. 94.</ref> |
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| − | Kelsey was appointed in command of the {{UK-Warspite|f=t}} in March, 1944. | + | ==World War II== |
| + | Kelsey was appointed in command of the {{UK-Warspite|f=t}} in March, 1944.<ref>Kelsey Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/56/92.|}} f. 94.</ref> | ||
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| + | Kelsey was promoted to the rank of {{RearRN}} on 2 January, 1946. He was palced on the Retired List on 15 January, 1949 and promoted to the rank of {{ViceRN}} on 20 March, 1949.<ref>Kelsey Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/56/92.|}} f. 94.</ref> | ||
==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
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Revision as of 12:40, 23 March 2021
Vice-Admiral (retired) Marcel Harcourt Attwood Kelsey, C.B., D.S.C. (21 February, 1894 – ) served in the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
The son of Edward Medic[?] Kelsey, Esq., gentleman.[1]
Kelsey was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 30 April, 1916.[2]
Kelsey was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 30 April, 1924.[3]
Kelsey was promoted to the rank of Commander on 30 June, 1930.[4]
Kelsey was promoted to the rank of Captain on 31 December, 1936.[5]
World War II
Kelsey was appointed in command of the battleship Warspite in March, 1944.[6]
Kelsey was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral on 2 January, 1946. He was palced on the Retired List on 15 January, 1949 and promoted to the rank of Vice-Admiral on 20 March, 1949.[7]
See Also
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by Herbert A. Packer |
Captain of H.M.S. Warspite Mar, 1944[8] |
Succeeded by Markham H. Evelegh |
| Preceded by Frederick H. G. Dalrymple-Hamilton |
Admiral Superintendent, Malta Dockyard 1 May, 1946 – c. Jun, 1948 |
Succeeded by Charles P. Clarke |
Footnotes
- ↑ Kelsey Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/56/92. f. 94.
- ↑ Kelsey Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/56/92. f. 94.
- ↑ Kelsey Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/56/92. f. 94.
- ↑ Kelsey Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/56/92. f. 94.
- ↑ Kelsey Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/56/92. f. 94.
- ↑ Kelsey Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/56/92. f. 94.
- ↑ Kelsey Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/56/92. f. 94.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
