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==Life & Career==
==Life & Career==
Creighton was promoted to {{LieutRN}} on 31 March, 1904.{{NLMar13|p. 18}}
Creighton was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 31 March, 1904.{{NLMar13|p. 18}}<ref>Creighton Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/47/141.|}}  f. 345.</ref>
 
Creighton was promoted to the rank of {{LCommRN}} on 31 March, 1912.<ref>Creighton Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/47/141.|}}  f. 345.</ref>
 
Creighton was promoted to the rank of {{LCommRN}} on 31 December, 1915.<ref>Creighton Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/47/141.|}}  f. 345.</ref>


Creighton was navigating officer aboard {{UK-NewZealand}} at the battles of [[Battle of Heligoland Bight|Heligoland Bight]], [[Battle of Dogger Bank|Dogger Bank]], and [[Battle of Jutland|Jutland]].  Later, he fulfilled this role aboard {{AU-1Australia}} and {{UK-QueenElizabeth}}.
Creighton was navigating officer aboard {{UK-NewZealand}} at the battles of [[Battle of Heligoland Bight|Heligoland Bight]], [[Battle of Dogger Bank|Dogger Bank]], and [[Battle of Jutland|Jutland]].  Later, he fulfilled this role aboard {{AU-1Australia}} and {{UK-QueenElizabeth}}.
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On the occasion of the King's birthday he was appointed a Member of the Fourth Class of the Royal Victorian Order (M.V.O.) on 3 June, 1922.{{GazSup|32716|4324|3 June, 1922}}
On the occasion of the King's birthday he was appointed a Member of the Fourth Class of the Royal Victorian Order (M.V.O.) on 3 June, 1922.{{GazSup|32716|4324|3 June, 1922}}


He superseded [[James Fownes Somerville]] as temporary captain of {{UK-Benbow}} from November 1923 until the sometime the following year.{{MackieRNW}}
He superseded [[James Fownes Somerville|James F. Somerville]] as temporary captain of {{UK-Benbow}} from November 1923 until late February, 1924.<ref>Creighton Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/47/141.|}}  f. 345.</ref>
 
Creighton was promoted to the rank of {{RearRN}} on 11 February, 1934 and placed on the REtired List the following day.<ref>Creighton Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/47/141.|}} f. 345.</ref>


Creighton was appointed an Additional Knight Commander of the Military Division of the Order of the British Empire (K.B.E.) on 8 June, 1944.{{GazSup|36544|2571|8 June, 1944}}
Creighton was appointed an Additional Knight Commander of the Military Division of the Order of the British Empire (K.B.E.) on 8 June, 1944.{{GazSup|36544|2571|8 June, 1944}}

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Rear-Admiral SIR Kenelm Everard Lane Creighton, K.B.E., M.V.O., Royal Navy (10 January, 1883 – 27 February, 1963) was an officer of the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

Creighton was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 31 March, 1904.[1][2]

Creighton was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 31 March, 1912.[3]

Creighton was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 31 December, 1915.[4]

Creighton was navigating officer aboard New Zealand at the battles of Heligoland Bight, Dogger Bank, and Jutland. Later, he fulfilled this role aboard Australia and Queen Elizabeth.

On the occasion of the King's birthday he was appointed a Member of the Fourth Class of the Royal Victorian Order (M.V.O.) on 3 June, 1922.[5]

He superseded James F. Somerville as temporary captain of Benbow from November 1923 until late February, 1924.[6]

Creighton was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral on 11 February, 1934 and placed on the REtired List the following day.[7]

Creighton was appointed an Additional Knight Commander of the Military Division of the Order of the British Empire (K.B.E.) on 8 June, 1944.[8]

Bibliography

  • "Sir Kenelm Creighton" (Obituaries). The Times. Thursday, 28 February, 1963. Issue 55637, col E, pg. 12.
  • Creighton, Rear-Admiral Sir Kenelm (1976). Convoy Commodore. London: Future Publications. ISBN 0860074021.

Service Record

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
James F. Somerville
Captain of H.M.S. Benbow
1 Nov, 1923 – 27 Feb, 1924
Succeeded by
John M. Casement
Preceded by
James M. Pipon
Captain of H.M.S. Delhi
9 Oct, 1924[9] – Dec, 1925[10]
Succeeded by
Errol Manners
Preceded by
George T. C. P. Swabey
Captain of the Royal Naval College, Greenwich
? – 1 Jan, 1930
Succeeded by
Richard Hayden O. Lane-Poole
Preceded by
Oswald H. Dawson
Director of Navigation
1929[11] – 1931[12]
Succeeded by
John W. Clayton
Preceded by
James M. Pipon
Captain of H.M.S. Royal Sovereign
11 Jan, 1932[13] – Nov, 1933[14]
Succeeded by
Bertram H. Ramsay

 

Footnotes

  1. The Navy List. (March, 1913). p. 18.
  2. Creighton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47/141. f. 345.
  3. Creighton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47/141. f. 345.
  4. Creighton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47/141. f. 345.
  5. The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 32716. p. 4324. 3 June, 1922.
  6. Creighton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47/141. f. 345.
  7. Creighton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47/141. f. 345.
  8. The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 36544. p. 2571. 8 June, 1944.
  9. The Navy List. (April, 1925). p. 231.
  10. Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
  11. "Sir Kenelm Creighton" (Obituaries). The Times. Thursday, 28 February, 1963. Issue 55637, col E, pg. 12.
  12. "Sir Kenelm Creighton" (Obituaries). The Times. Thursday, 28 February, 1963. Issue 55637, col E, pg. 12.
  13. The Navy List. (January, 1933). p. 269.
  14. Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.