Kenneth Woodburn Kirby
Commander (retired) Kenneth Woodburn Kirby, Royal Navy (21 October, 1897 – ) was an officer of the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
The son of Chartered Accountant H. Woodburn Kirby was a Special Entrant to the Template:Training Establishment in September 1915. On 1 February 1916, Kirby was appointed to the battleship H.M.S. Dreadnought.[1]
On 8 May 1917, he was appointed to the battlecruiser Renown. Following a Torpedo Control Course at Vernon in late 1917, Kirby was appointed to the destroyer Mentor on 18 December, 1917.[2]
Kirby was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 15 June, 1919.[3]
In 1923, he was acquitted on a charge of indecent assault on boys.[4]
Kirby qualified in navigation for first class ships in 1926 and was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 15 June, 1927.[5]
World War II
Kirby was working in the Chart Depot when he was captured by the Japanese in the fall of Hong Kong. He was placed on the Retired List on 21 October, 1942 and slated to be promoted upon his repatriation.[6]
Kirby was promoted to the rank of Commander on the Retired List on 15 August, 1945.[7]
Footnotes
- ↑ Kirby Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/123/94. f. 94.
- ↑ Kirby Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/123/94. f. 94.
- ↑ Kirby Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/123/94. f. 94.
- ↑ Kirby Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/123/94. f. 94.
- ↑ Kirby Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/123/94. f. 94.
- ↑ Kirby Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/123/94. f. 94.
- ↑ Kirby Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/123/94. f. 94.