William Robert Kennedy
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Admiral SIR William Robert Kennedy, G.C.B., Royal Navy (4 March, 1838 – 9 October, 1916) was an officer of the Royal Navy.
Early Life & Career
On the occasion of King George V's coronation he was promoted Knight Grand Cross in the Order of the Bath (G.C.B) on 19 June, 1911.[1]
Footnotes
- ↑ London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 28505. p. 4588. 19 June, 1911.
Bibliography
- "Death of Admiral Sir W. R. Kennedy" (Obituaries). The Times. Thursday, 10 October, 1916. Issue 41294, col C, pg. 11.
- Kennedy, Captain W. R., R.N. (1876). Sporting Adventures in the Pacific, Whilst in Command of the "Reindeer". London: Sampson Low, Marston, Searle & Rivington.
- Kennedy, Captain W. R., R.N. (1885). Sport, Travel, and Adventure in Newfoundland and the West Indies. London: William Blackwood and Sons.
- Kennedy, Admiral (1892). Sporting Sketches in South America. London: R. H. Porter.
- Kennedy, Vice-Admiral Sir William, K.C.B. (1900). Hurrah for the Life of a Sailor! Fifty Years in the Royal Navy. London: William Blackwood and Sons.
Service Records
- The National Archives. ADM 196/70.
- The National Archives. ADM 196/36.
- The National Archives. ADM 196/14.
| Naval Offices | ||
| Preceded by Frederick C. B. Robinson |
Commander-in-Chief on the East Indies Station 1892 – 1895 |
Succeeded by Edmund C. Drummond |
| Preceded by Sir Nathaniel Bowden-Smith |
Commander-in-Chief at the Nore 1900 – 1901 |
Succeeded by Albert H. Markham |
Categories:
- 1838 births
- 1916 deaths
- Personalities
- Commanding Officers of H.M.S. Vestal (1865)
- Commanding Officers of H.M.S. Reindeer (1866)
- Commanding Officers of H.M.S. Druid (1869)
- Commanding Officers of H.M.S. Ruby (1876)
- Commanders-in-Chief on the East Indies Station
- Commanders-in-Chief at the Nore
- Royal Navy Admirals
- Royal Navy Flag Officers
