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+ | On 21 March 1914, he was appointed in command of the {{UK-Gloucester|f=t}}.{{NLApr14|p. 320}} | ||
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Kelly was appointed an Ordinary Member of the Military Division of the Second Class, or Knight Commander, in the Order of the Bath (K.C.B.) on 1 January, 1931.<ref>''The London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/33675/supplements/3 (Supplement) no. 33675. p. 3.] 1 January, 1931.</ref> | Kelly was appointed an Ordinary Member of the Military Division of the Second Class, or Knight Commander, in the Order of the Bath (K.C.B.) on 1 January, 1931.<ref>''The London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/33675/supplements/3 (Supplement) no. 33675. p. 3.] 1 January, 1931.</ref> | ||
− | As a Commodore, he commanded the {{UK-LCS|8}}.{{ | + | As a Commodore (second, then first class), he commanded the {{UK-LCS|8}} from September 1917.<ref>{{TNA|ADM 196/89.|}} f. 125.</ref> |
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+ | As a {{RearRN}}, he commanded the {{UK-CS|2}}.{{CN}} | ||
==Bibliography== | ==Bibliography== |
Revision as of 15:11, 23 October 2014
Admiral SIR William Archibald Howard Kelly, G.B.E., K.C.B., C.M.G., M.V.O., Royal Navy (6 September, 1873 – 14 September, 1952) was an officer of the Royal Navy.
Early Life & Career
He was an interpreter in French, appointed to Hebe for two years, commencing in 1894.[1] On 21 March 1914, he was appointed in command of the light cruiser Gloucester.[2]
In September 1916, he took charge of the light cruiser Weymouth.[3]
Kelly was appointed in command of the light cruiser Lowestoft on 25 September, 1917 as Commodore, First Class, serving in her to war's end.[4]
Kelly supposedly said at a discussion, "I subscribe to the views of Lord St. Vincent, Lord Nelson, Lord Jellicoe, and Lord Beatty. get your bravery over young and before you command the British Fleet, which must not be deliberately exposed to the risks and chances of night action."[5]
Kelly was appointed an Ordinary Member of the Military Division of the Second Class, or Knight Commander, in the Order of the Bath (K.C.B.) on 1 January, 1931.[6]
As a Commodore (second, then first class), he commanded the Eighth Light Cruiser Squadron from September 1917.[7]
As a Rear-Admiral, he commanded the Second Cruiser Squadron.[Citation needed]
Bibliography
- "Adm. Sir Howard Kelly" (Obituaries). The Times. Monday, 15 September, 1952. Issue 54217, col D, p. 8.
Papers
Service Records
- The National Archives. ADM 196/141.
- The National Archives. ADM 196/89.
- The National Archives. ADM 196/43.
Footnotes
- ↑ The National Archives. ADM 196/89. f. 125.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1914). p. 320.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 835.
- ↑ Lowis. p. 209.
- ↑ The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 33675. p. 3. 1 January, 1931.
- ↑ The National Archives. ADM 196/89. f. 125.
- ↑ Kelly Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 312.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1915). p. 394j.
- ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1917). p. 399f.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 835.
- ↑ Squadrons and Senior Naval Officers in Existence on 11th November, 1918. f. 26c.
- ↑ Kelly Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 230.
- ↑ "Flag Changes" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Friday, 16 March, 1923. Issue 43291, col E, p. 14.
- ↑ "Flag Appointments" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Wednesday, 9 June, 1929. Issue 45096, col G, p. 6.