Francis William Kennedy
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Admiral Francis William Kennedy, C.B., Royal Navy, Retired (15 December, 1862 – 11 July, 1939) was an officer of the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
Kennedy was promoted to the rank of Commander on 1 January, 1898.[1]
He was promoted to the rank of Captain on 31 December, 1904.[2]
On 13 July, 1905, he was appointed in command of the Thetis.[3]
Great War
On 23 June, 1917, Kennedy was appointed Senior Naval Officer at Peterhead.[4]
Kennedy was promoted to the rank of Vice-Admiral on 24 March, 1920, vice de Robeck, and placed on the Retired List the following day, 25 March.[5]
He was advanced to the rank of Admiral on the Retired List on 8 May, 1925.[6]
Footnotes
- ↑ London Gazette: no. 26924. p. 7854. 31 December, 1897.
- ↑ London Gazette: no. 27750. p. 25. 3 January, 1905.
- ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Thursday, 13 July, 1905. Issue 37758, col D, pg. 10.
- ↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List (November, 1918). p. 3.
- ↑ London Gazette: no. 3186. p. 4474. 16 April, 1920.
- ↑ London Gazette: no. 33049. p. 3445. 22 May, 1925.
Bibliography
- "Admiral F. W. Kennedy" (Obituaries). The Times. Wednesday, 12 July, 1939. Issue 48355, col C, pg. 16.
Papers
Service Records
- The National Archives. ADM 196/42.
- The National Archives. ADM 196/20.
Categories:
- 1862 births
- 1939 deaths
- Personalities
- H.M.S. Britannia (Training Ship) Entrants of January, 1876
- Commanding Officers of H.M.S. Cruiser (1879)
- Commanding Officers of H.M.S. Thetis (1890)
- Commanding Officers of H.M.S. Amphitrite (1898)
- Commanding Officers of H.M.S. Ocean (1898)
- Commanding Officers of H.M.S. Trafalgar (1887)
- Commanding Officers of H.M.S. Glory (1899)
- Commanding Officers of H.M.S. Indomitable (1907)
- Royal Navy Admirals
- Royal Navy Flag Officers
