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{{ViceRN}} '''Marcel Harcourt Attwood Kelsey''' (21 February, 1894 – ) served in the [[Royal Navy]].
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{{ViceRN}} (retired) '''Marcel Harcourt Attwood Kelsey''', C.B., D.S.C. (21 February, 1894 – ) served in the [[Royal Navy]].
  
 
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==World War II==
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Kelsey was promoted to the rank of {{RearRN}} on 2 January, 1946.  He was palced on the Retired List on 15 January, 1949 and promoted to the rank of {{ViceRN}} on 20 March, 1949.<ref>Kelsey Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/56/92.|}} f. 94.</ref>
  
 
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Vice-Admiral (retired) Marcel Harcourt Attwood Kelsey, C.B., D.S.C. (21 February, 1894 – ) served in the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

The son of Edward Medic[?] Kelsey, Esq., gentleman.[1]

Kelsey was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 30 April, 1916.[2]

Kelsey was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 30 April, 1924.[3]

Kelsey was promoted to the rank of Commander on 30 June, 1930.[4]

Kelsey was promoted to the rank of Captain on 31 December, 1936.[5]

World War II

Kelsey was appointed in command of the battleship Warspite in March, 1944.[6]

Kelsey was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral on 2 January, 1946. He was palced on the Retired List on 15 January, 1949 and promoted to the rank of Vice-Admiral on 20 March, 1949.[7]

See Also

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
The Hon. David Edwardes 		Captain of H.M.S. Warspite
17 Mar, 1944[8] – 29 Aug, 1944[9] 		Succeeded by
Charles P. Frend
Preceded by
Charles P. Frend 		Captain of H.M.S. Warspite
14 Sep, 1944[10] – 28 Dec, 1944[11] 		Succeeded by
Markham H. Evelegh
Preceded by
Frederick H. G. Dalrymple-Hamilton 		Admiral Superintendent, Malta Dockyard
1 May, 1946 – c. Jun, 1948 		Succeeded by
Charles P. Clarke

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Kelsey Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/56/92. f. 94.
  2. ↑ Kelsey Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/56/92. f. 94.
  3. ↑ Kelsey Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/56/92. f. 94.
  4. ↑ Kelsey Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/56/92. f. 94.
  5. ↑ Kelsey Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/56/92. f. 94.
  6. ↑ Kelsey Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/56/92. f. 94.
  7. ↑ Kelsey Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/56/92. f. 94.
  8. ↑ Kelsey Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/56/92. f. 94.
  9. ↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.
  10. ↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.
  11. ↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.

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