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{{Tenure|rank={{Com1RN}}|name=William Archibald Howard Kelly|nick=William A. H. Kelly|appt=25 September, 1917{{UKCeased|f. 26c}}|as Commodore 1st Class Commanding, Eighth Light Cruiser Squadron}}
 
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==Composition==
 
==Composition==
  
'''July, 1918'''<ref>''Supplement to the Monthly Navy List'' (July, 1918).  p. 23.</ref>
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<br>The Squadron was serving as part of the [[British Adriatic Force]].
 
<br>The Squadron was serving as part of the [[British Adriatic Force]].
 
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**{{UK-Dartmouth}}, {{UK-Glasgow}}, {{UK-Gloucester}}, {{UK-Weymouth}}
 
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'''November, 1918'''<ref>''Supplement to the Monthly Navy List'' (November, 1918).  p. 23.</ref>
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<br>No change in composition since July.
 
<br>No change in composition since July.
 
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'''December 1920'''
 
'''December 1920'''
<br>The squadron was being led by {{UK-Calcutta}}.<ref>''The Monthly Navy List'', (December 1920).  p. 738.</ref>
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==Footnotes==
 
==Footnotes==

Revision as of 11:37, 19 June 2014

History

Captain William A. H. Kelly was appointed Commodore, Second Class in command of the squadron, and as Commodore Commanding the British Adriatic Force, on 25 September, 1917. On 24 March, 1919, the duties of Senior Naval Officer of the British Adriatic Force were taken over by the Rear-Admiral Commanding, Third Light Cruiser Squadron. Commodore Kelly struck his broad pendant on 14 April, 1919.[1]

In Command

Dates of appointment given:

Composition

July, 1918[4]
The Squadron was serving as part of the British Adriatic Force.

November, 1918[5]
No change in composition since July.

December 1920
The squadron was being led by Calcutta.[6]

Footnotes

  1. Squadrons and Senior Naval Officers in Existence on 11th November, 1918. f. 26c.
  2. Squadrons and Senior Naval Officers in Existence on 11th November, 1918. f. 26c.
  3. The Navy List. (December, 1920). p. 738.
  4. Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (July, 1918). p. 23.
  5. Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (November, 1918). p. 23.
  6. The Navy List. (December, 1920). p. 738.

Bibliography


Light Cruiser Squadrons of the Royal Navy
First Light Cruiser Squadron | Second Light Cruiser Squadron | Third Light Cruiser Squadron | Fourth Light Cruiser Squadron | Fifth Light Cruiser Squadron | Sixth Light Cruiser Squadron | Seventh Light Cruiser Squadron | Eighth Light Cruiser Squadron