John Donald Kelly
Admiral of the Fleet SIR John Donald Kelly, G.C.B., G.C.V.O., Royal Navy (13 July, 1871 – 4 November, 1936) was an officer of the Royal Navy.
Early Life & Career
He was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 31 December, 1893.[1]
Kelly was promoted to the rank of Commander on 30 June, 1904.[2]
Captain
Kelly was appointed to Majestic on 4 February, 1911, for command of H.M.S. Empress of India.[Citation needed]
On the occasion of the coronation of King George V, he was promoted to the rank of Captain, dated 22 June.[3] He was superseded on 18 July and on 15 August was granted permission to study French in his own time. After a period of half pay, he was appointed to President on 18 August, 1912, for a Signal Course, and on 9 September for the War Course at the Royal Naval War College, where he obtained a First Class and placed eighth out of eight captains in order of merit. He was adjudged to be "V.G. & attentive." In October he was classed as an Acting Interpreter in French. Having completed the War Course on 20 December, on 1 January, 1913, he was appointed to Victory as Superintendent of Physical Training at the Royal Naval Barracks. On 21 February his services were placed at the disposal of the 1913 Royal Naval and Military Tournament as Assistant Director of Contracts, to whom he was lent 21 May to 7 June.
On 3 January, 1914, he was admitted to Haslar Royal Naval Hospital with a hernia, and remained in hospital for two months. He was given command of the Hermione in the Fourth Cruiser Squadron on 7 April. On 13 May he was ordered home and returned to Britain on the liner Mauretania. Kelly was appointed in command of the light cruiser Dublin on 6 July6 July, 1914.[4] and assumed command on 21 July.[Citation needed]
Great War
In September 1916, Kelly was appointed in command of the light cruiser Weymouth.[5]
Kelly was appointed command of Princess Royal on 8 July, 1917, temporarily handing command to Sidney R. Drury-Lowe for just shy of three months between 9 October and 30 December.[6][7]
Post-War
Kelly was appointed an Additional Member of the Third Class, or Companion, in the Military Division of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath (C.B.) on 1 January, 1919.[8] On 1 April he became sole Director of Operations upon the termination of Captain Coode's being terminated without relief.[9]
He was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral dated 21 November, 1921, vice Glossop.[10]
He was promoted to the rank of Vice-Admiral on 25 October, 1926, vice Fergusson.[11]
On the occasion of the King's birthday he was appointed an Ordinary Member of the Second Class, or Knight Commander, in the Military Division of the Order of the Bath (K.C.B.) on 3 June, 1929.[12]
Kelly was promoted to the rank of Admiral on 12 December, 1930, vice Alexander-Sinclair.[13]
On 12 July, 1936, Kelly was specially promoted to the rank of Admiral of the Fleet.[14]
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 26471. p. 7581. 29 December, 1893.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 27691. p. 4182. 1 July, 1904.
- ↑ The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 28505. p. 4596. 19 June, 1911.
- ↑ Kelly Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 166.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Kelly Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 166.
- ↑ Drury-Lowe Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 214.
- ↑ The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 31099. p. 106. 1 January, 1919.
- ↑ "Office Acquaint. No. 71." The National Archives. ADM 116/1803.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 32540. p. 9890. 6 December, 1921.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 33221. p. 7406. 16 November, 1926.
- ↑ The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 33501. p. 3667. 3 June, 1929.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 33670. p. 8076. 16 December, 1930.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 34308. p. 4742. 24 July, 1936.
Bibliography
- "Admiral of the Fleet Sir J. D. Kelly" (Obituaries). The Times. Thursday, 5 November, 1936. Issue 47524, col B, pg. 16.
- Lowis, Commander Geoffrey (1959). Fabulous Admirals and Some Naval Fragments: Being a Brief Account of some of the Froth on those Characters who Enlivened the Royal Navy a Generation or Two Ago. London: Putnam.
Service Records
- The National Archives. ADM 196/89.
- The National Archives. ADM 196/43.
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by The Hon. Sir Algernon D. E. H. Boyle |
Fourth Sea Lord and Chief of Supplies and Transport 1924 – 1927 |
Succeeded by William W. Fisher |
| Preceded by Sir Michael H. Hodges |
Second-in-Command, Mediterranean 1927 – 1929 |
Succeeded by W. A. Howard Kelly |
| Preceded by Arthur A. M. Duff |
Admiral Commanding Reserves 1929 – 1931 |
Succeeded by Henry W. Parker |
| Preceded by Sir Michael H. Hodges |
Commander-in-Chief, Home Fleet 19 – 1933 |
Succeeded by Sir William H. D. Boyle |
| Preceded by Sir Arthur K. Waistell |
Commander-in-Chief, Portsmouth 1933 – 1936 |
Succeeded by Sir William W. Fisher |
| Preceded by Sir Reginald Y. Tyrwhitt, Bart. |
First and Principal Naval Aide-de-Camp to the King 1934 – 1936 |
Succeeded by The Rt. Hon. Earl of Cork and Orrery |
- People
- People (UK)
- 1871 births
- 1936 deaths
- H.M.S. Britannia (Training Ship) Entrants of January, 1884
- Directors of the Operations Division (Royal Navy)
- Rear-Admirals in the Fourth Battle Squadron (Royal Navy)
- Fourth Sea Lords
- Admirals Commanding Reserves
- Commanders-in-Chief, Home Fleet (Royal Navy)
- Commanders-in-Chief, Portsmouth
- First and Principal Naval Aides-de-Camp to King George V
