Captain (retired) William George Ainslie Kennedy, R.N. (16 September, 1873 – 25 November, 1938) was an officer in the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
Kennedy was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 30 June, 1896.
Kennedy was appointed in command of the destroyer Boxer in June, 1905.[1]
Kennedy was promoted to the rank of Commander on 30 June, 1907.
Kennedy was appointed in command of the destroyer Syren on 4 June, 1913.[2]
He was appointed in command of the second class protected cruiser Thetis on 30 January, 1914.[3]
Kennedy was interned in Norway following the loss of the armed merchant cruiser India under his command on 8 August, 1915.
On 11 March, 1919, Kennedy was appointed in command of the first class protected cruiser Diadem.[4]
Kennedy was placed on the Retired List at his own request with the rank of Captain on 22 October, 1921.
See Also
Naval Appointments
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Preceded by Ernest O. Ballantyne
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Captain of H.M.S. Surly 3 Jan, 1905 – 28 Mar, 1905
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Succeeded by Ernest G. W. Davidson
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Preceded by John C. H. Lindsay
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Captain of H.M.S. Lively 28 Mar, 1905 – May, 1905
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Succeeded by Norman H. Carter
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Preceded by Bertram O. F. Phibbs
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Captain of H.M.S. Boxer Jun, 1905[5] – 10 Jul, 1907
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Succeeded by Vaughan A. E. Hanning-Lee
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Preceded by New Command
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Captain of H.M.S. Minstrel 10 May, 1911
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Succeeded by Arthur K. Gregory
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Preceded by George J. Todd
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Captain of H.M.S. Euryalus 19 Dec, 1911 – 10 May, 1912
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Succeeded by Herbert A. S. Fyler
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Preceded by Herbert A. S. Fyler
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Captain of H.M.S. Andromeda 10 May, 1912 – 29 Jun, 1912
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Succeeded by ?
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Preceded by Herbert J. T. Marshall
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Captain of H.M.S. Hyacinth 3 Jul, 1912 – 13 Dec, 1912
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Succeeded by Reginald L. Crichton
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Preceded by Robert Jeffreys
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Captain of H.M.S. Star 20 Mar, 1913 – 4 Jun, 1913
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Succeeded by Kenneth F. Sworder
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Preceded by Kenneth F. Sworder
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Captain of H.M.S. Syren 4 Jun, 1913[6] – 15 Aug, 1913
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Succeeded by Gilbert C. W. Crispin
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Preceded by Valentine E. B. Phillimore
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Captain of H.M.S. Thetis 30 Jan, 1914[7] – 8 Mar, 1915
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Succeeded by Ralph S. Wykes-Sneyd
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Preceded by New Command
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Captain of H.M.S. India 23 Mar, 1915 – 8 Aug, 1915[8]
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Succeeded by Vessel Lost
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Preceded by Ernest G. H. Du Boulay
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Captain of H.M.S. Diadem 11 Mar, 1919[9] – Feb, 1921
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Succeeded by ?
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Preceded by John E. P. Bickford
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Captain of H.M.S. Glasgow Feb, 1921 – 11 Mar, 1921
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Succeeded by Philip H. Waterer
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- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1907). p. 286.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1913). p. 381.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1914). p. 382.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 759.
- ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1907). p. 286.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1913). p. 381.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1914). p. 382.
- ↑ Hepper. British Warship Losses in the Ironclad Era: 1860-1919. p. 40.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 759.