William Robert Kennedy
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
Kennedy was promoted to the rank of Commander on 18 July, 1867.[1]
On 14 December, 1885, he was appointed Senior Officer on the South East Coast of America, and assumed command on 2 February, 1886.[2]
Flag Rank
Kennedy was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral on 29 November, 1889, Heneage.[3]
Kennedy was promoted to the rank of Vice-Admiral on 11 March, 1896, vice Wells.[4]
In the Queen's Diamond Jubilee honours, Kennedy was appointed an Additional Member of the Second Class, or Knight Commander, in the Military Division of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath (K.C.B.) on 22 June, 1897.[5]
He was promoted to the rank of Admiral on 16 June, 1901, vice St. John.[6] In accordance with the provisions of the Order in Council of 22 February, 1870, he was placed on the Retired List on 2 November, at his own request.[7]
On the occasion of King George V's coronation he was appointed an Additional Member of the First Class, or Knight Grand Cross, in the Military Division of the Order of the Bath (G.C.B) on 19 June, 1911.[8]
Bibliography
- "Death of Admiral Sir W. R. Kennedy" (Obituaries). The Times. Thursday, 10 October, 1916. Issue 41294, col C, p. 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, Rear-Admiral W. R. (20 December, 1895). "Sport in the Navy". The Navy & Army Illustrated Vol. I (No. I). pp. 9-10.
- 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 Appointments | ||
| Preceded by Arthur G. R. Roe |
Captain of H.M.S. Druid 18 Feb, 1879[9] – 6 Mar, 1882 |
Succeeded by William R. Kennedy |
| Preceded by William R. Kennedy |
Captain of H.M.S. Druid 4 Apr, 1882 – 1 Sep, 1883 |
Succeeded by ? |
| Preceded by Charles F. Hotham |
Captain of H.M.S. Ruby 14 Dec, 1885[10] – late 1888 |
Succeeded by Reginald F. H. Henderson |
| Preceded by Frederick C. B. Robinson |
Commander-in-Chief, East Indies Station 26 Jan, 1892[11] |
Succeeded by Edmund C. Drummond |
| Preceded by Sir Nathaniel Bowden-Smith |
Commander-in-Chief at the Nore 18 Sep, 1900[12] – 1901 |
Succeeded by Sir Albert H. Markham |
Footnotes
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 23278. p. 4046. 19 July, 1867.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1888). p. 188.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 25998. p. 6928. 3 December, 1889.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 26722. p. 1744. 17 March, 1896.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 26867. p. 3568. 25 June, 1897.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 27344. p. 5258. 9 August, 1901.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 27372. p. 7146. 5 November, 1901.
- ↑ The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 28505. p. 4588. 19 June, 1911.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1881). p. 206.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1888). p. 227.
- ↑ Clowes. The Royal Navy. Vol. VII. p. 88.
- ↑ Kennedy Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/36. f. 733.
