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Revision as of 14:59, 23 August 2012
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
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."[1]
Footnotes
- ↑ Lowis. p. 209.
Bibliography
- "Adm. Sir Howard Kelly" (Obituaries). The Times. Monday, 15 September, 1952. Issue 54217, col D, pg. 8.
Service Records
- The National Archives. ADM 196/141.
- The National Archives. ADM 196/89.
- The National Archives. ADM 196/43.
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Categories:
- 1873 births
- 1952 deaths
- Personalities
- H.M.S. Britannia (Training Ship) Entrants of January, 1886
- Royal Navy Navigating Officers
- Royal Navy Naval Attachés at Paris
- Commodores Commanding, Eighth Light Cruiser Squadron (Royal Navy)
- Rear-Admirals in the First Battle Squadron (Royal Navy)
- Rear-Admirals Commanding, Second Cruiser Squadron (Royal Navy)
- Vice-Admirals Commanding, First Battle Squadron (Royal Navy)
- Commanders-in-Chief on the China Station
- Royal Navy Admirals
